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Turtle Mound Mauna Lani Makaiwa Bay
Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States
Max depth18.3 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Turtle Mound Mauna Lani Makaiwa Bay is a cavern dive site near Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, moray eels, nudibranchs, eagle rays, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Slate Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Yellow TangZebrasoma flavescens
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperrey
Brown SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Peppered MorayGymnothorax pictus
Nearby sites
- 1Kohala Coast1.3 km
- 2Paniau North2.1 km
- 3Turtle Pinnacle4.3 km
- 4Puako4.4 km
- 5Aquarium - Hawaii4.8 km
- 6NudiMadness12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org