Turtle Canyon

Turtle Canyon reef is one of the most popular dive sites on the island of Oahu due to the sheer number of sea turtles here. This reef is a turtle cleaning station and is fairly shallow, making it also a great snorkel site.

It’s all about the turtles here: green and hawksbill sea turtles come here to get cleaned by small wrasses at designated “cleaning stations.“

Level

Beginner

Body of Water

Artificial

Visibility

17 m

Current

Light Current
No Current
Strong Current
Ripping Current

DIVE TYPES

Night Dive
Snorkeling
Cleaning Station

Temperature & Visibility

Dives

Wildlife Diversity

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