locations/points
Gorilla Chop: Blue Cave: Nakayukui: Red Beach:
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Gorilla Chop.
Depth: 5-16m average
favourable wind: North
Entry: Beach/Steps
Gorilla chop is usually a winter point, but equally beautiful during the summer.
The water is usually calm and serene with an amazing array of fish and corals.
Its depth makes it the perfect place to practice skin diving for the first time or if more advanced there are the beautiful corals to glide over.
For scuba divers this is a perfect point for all levels from discovery to advanced.
offering amazing macro chances too!!
This is one of my preferred points for skin diving and diving because of its ease of access and the beautiful corals and mysterious feeling of diving under the pier!!
This is probably one of the best dive sites on okinawa with easy access, car park and showers avaliable.
Blue Cave, Cape Maeda.
Average depth: 5-30m
favourable wind: South
Entry: Steps/beach
The Blue cave is very popular diving point for beginners to advanced divers.
Given its popularity becomes very crowded in summer.
The best time to see its full magnificence is early morning 7-9am.
Entry is highly dependent on weather conditions, which make it accessible only about 50% of the year. (May--October)
Skin Diving: As it becomes so crowded skin diving inside the Cave is only possible at off-peak hours. 7-9am or 4pm-
Scuba diving is possible all day.
From this point we can also dive the "Maeda Wall" which drops down to 30m, this is for divers who hold an appropriate license.
Nakayukui.
Depth: 8-15m
Favourable wind: south
Entry: Beach
Nakayukui beach is a hidden treasure, it is not crowded, and offers amazing views of corals with an abundance of fish and a very high chance of seeing turtles.
To reach the point the surface swim is a little longer than other points (about 200m) but well worth it.
For a first time skin diver this point may seem a little daunting but I promise memories that will last a lifetime!!
For scuba diving due to the conditions of this point only bookings from those with a license will be accepted.
Red Beach, Kin
Depth: 2-16m
Favourable winds: Northerly
Entry: Beach/steps
An amazing place for macro photography.
This beach is often quite low visibility but worth it for the photos you can get.
The amazing abundance of coral and fish are a true sight to behold.
