The Experience of Scuba Diving Oahu

Scuba diving Oahu is your path to a majestic underwater experience. A world that you can actually become a part of.

Oahu has the largest amount of scuba diver training schools and also has the largest population.  Most of the diving schools will offer transportation to and from the hotels  Some companies cater for beginner and intermediate scuba divers while some specialize in more advanced diving and all of these companies offer different levels of dive courses. Almost all the local dive companies offer certification courses, as well as introductory scuba dives for those who’ve never tried it before. Experience is not necessary only the inclination.

When taking your scuba diving lessons most diving trainers will give you the right advice and safety procedures before you embark on your first diving experience . Dives are made daily to all points of Oahu. Together with your instructor, you’ll swim along magnificent coral reefs and see many tropical fish. You will remain in shallow water the entire time. Ohau will have something to offer for every level of scuba diving from the famous wrecks to the shallow and colorful reef dives.

A large variety of sea life can be observed in their natural environment at Shark Cove, which is located on the north shore. The reef can only be accessed during calm seas. Inside the bay is well-protected from big waves by offshore reefs and by lava peninsulas on the both sides, making this a superb swimming beach for families with small children. It is also a good place to watch whales, during the whale season.  You can marvel at the beautiful fish and coral reefs native to our Hawaiian Islands.   If you dive at Sharks Cove, beware of the lava rocks when you are walking in.

Visitors and locals enjoy diving the protected waters and colorful reef of Hanauma Bay This federally protected bay is home to over 450 species of tropical fish, 20 to 30 percent indigenous to Hawaii. The Mahi Waianae ,a 165-foot minesweeper, was sunk in 1982 in the waters just south of Waianae on Oahu’s leeward coast to create an artificial reef. It’s intact and penetrable, but you’ll need a boat to access it.

Oahu contains just about anything that a scuba diver can imagine including sea turtles, hundreds of tropical fish, sharks, and frog fish. Plane Corsair, the only naturally sunk wreck, at the east side of the Island. In that time 3 ghost nets have been removed from Oahu reefs. A total distance of five hundred plus feet reclaimed in debths of up to two hundred ft. Due to its distance, the offshore coral reefs remain the most flourishing in the islands, and the variety of tropical fish, sharks and even the occational sea turtles will give the diver the experice of a lifetime . The beach itself is popular to the point of being disappointingly crowded during the peak tourist season.