Re: [91attendees] Scuba Diving ?

[David Conrad <[e-mail]>]

For those who will have a car...

It's been quite a while since I've been diving on Oahu, but my favorite shore dives:

- Pupukea (Three Tables/Sharks Cove) - my personal favorite, up on North Shore so it might be a bit dicey due to waves this time of year (great in summer though)
- Halona Cove ("From Here to Eternity Beach") - East side of the island, between Sandy Beach and Hanauma
- Makaha Beach/Caverns - West side of the island, a bit of a swim to get to the interesting stuff
- Hanauma Bay - The inner reef is now pretty much dead but once you get past where people can walk on the reef (sigh), it gets better. I used walk out on the trail towards the point on the left side (as you look out of the bay) and then swim in to the beach.

A good site is http://shorediving.com/Earth/Hawaii/Oahu/

Regarding temperature, I'd typically dive in a 3 mil "farmer john" wetsuit, but occasionally (particularly in summer), even that was unnecessary.

Regards,
-drc

On Oct 30, 2014, at 7:49 AM, Manner Jukka <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I was looking at Kaimana, too, and also these three:
> 
> Reef pirates: reefpirates.com
> 
> Island Divers: oahuscubadiving.com
> 
> Waikiki Dive Center: waikikidiving.com
> 
> 10 years ago I was snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, and would be nice to see it in scuba gear now. This company also does shore trips to see marine life:
> 
> http://www.hawaiiecodivers.com/
> 
> Jukka
> 
> On Oct 30, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Dimitri Staessens wrote:
> 
>> Manner Jukka schreef op 10/30/2014 3:22 PM:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Any hints as to what to see and which company to use if, when, I want to go scuba diving during my stay ?
>> 
>> Most recommended ops seems to be
>> Kaimana:
>> waikikiscuba.com
>> and Hawaiian Diving Adventures
>> http://hawaiiandivingadventures.com/
>> HDA's has 7am dives :)
>> 
>> cheers,
>> 
>> Dimitri
>>> 
>>> What is the water temp, I will probably bring my own gear.
>>> 
>>> In Finland one needs to prepare for around 40F/4-5C (or even lower) all year round, and visibility of 2-10m (on a good day ;).
>>> 
>>> Jukka (Padi MSD)
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