riftvalley84
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We will be diving on the Big Island next week and was wondering what is the water temperature? How are the dive conditions?
Current water temp in Kona
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We were there last week and did a shore dive and a bunch of boat dives with Big Island Divers:
Place of Refuge depth 76' water temp 74
Garden Eel cove depth 80' water temp 75
Manta Night dive same place as above depth 34' water temp 74
Rose Garden depth 104' water temp 74
Lone Tree Arch depth 54' water temp 68 that was cold for us
Air Station depth 58' water temp 75
Crescent Beach depth 94' water temp 74
Well at least that is what my computer said. We had a great time diving there the reefs and vis was very good the last day vis was down too 75'. The reefs were amazing and lots of schools of fish, much better than Honolulu.
Place of Refuge depth 76' water temp 74
Garden Eel cove depth 80' water temp 75
Manta Night dive same place as above depth 34' water temp 74
Rose Garden depth 104' water temp 74
Lone Tree Arch depth 54' water temp 68 that was cold for us
Air Station depth 58' water temp 75
Crescent Beach depth 94' water temp 74
Well at least that is what my computer said. We had a great time diving there the reefs and vis was very good the last day vis was down too 75'. The reefs were amazing and lots of schools of fish, much better than Honolulu.
"vis down to 75'" sounds real good to me after this weekends dives in pea soup.
Weeks of 100+ are more the norm in Kona. We had a pretty good swell that bumped the viz down about your last day if my guess is right on the timing. Rain usually doesn't affect the viz here at all... several of the dive sites you mention aren't within a half mile of soil, so there's nothing to wash into the ocean to affect viz when it rains.
Swells can mess it up as they can churn up what sand is sitting around and bring in offshore floaty stuff (plankton?). It's still decently diveable here today... it'll be curious to see what tomorrow brings if these big waves hit.
Swells can mess it up as they can churn up what sand is sitting around and bring in offshore floaty stuff (plankton?). It's still decently diveable here today... it'll be curious to see what tomorrow brings if these big waves hit.
ChimChim75
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I got 73 off of Waikiki this weekend, so I would expect about the same in the Kona area. Bring that hood!
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