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Turtle Pinnacle
Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Turtle Pinnacle is a pinnacle dive site near Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, sea turtles, nudibranchs, moray eels, 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
Slate Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperrey
Yellow TangZebrasoma flavescens
Brown SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Spotted SurgeonfishCtenochaetus strigosus
Nearby sites
- 1Puako1.8 km
- 2Paniau North2.5 km
- 3Turtle Mound Mauna Lani Makaiwa Bay4.3 km
- 4Kohala Coast5.4 km
- 5NudiMadness7.2 km
- 6Aquarium - Hawaii7.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org