Manta ray village shore diving

[yohnis]

Has anyone done Manta ray village from SHORE? (near Sheraton hotel in Kona, popular Manta ray BOAT night dive site)
Where is entry & exit?

When I was watching Manta from Shearton, divers came from shore. I would like to try from shore myself.

maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=ja&q=19.559719,+-155.966442&vps=2&jsv=173b&sll=19.565856,-155.973845&sspn=0.008825,0.010557&ie=UTF8&geocode=FSd1KgEdFiS09g&split=0

 

[neonistic]

I have not, but Bill from Nautilus Dive Center in Hilo has and will give you all of the info you need.

Nautilus Dive Center

 

[sfc_peterson]

As you enter the Sheraton there is a little white church to the right on the driveway. If you go to the parking lot and walk along the street and look and se the church you will see a walk way that goes streight to the shore line. That is the entry point and exit point for the shore dive. It is an easy entry if you wait for a wabe to break on the rock then enter and do the same on the way out. Short surface swim to the Manta Ray site or you can dive down and do under the water using alot of your gass. Have fun and good luck.

 

[yohnis]

Thanks for precious info. We will hit there Friday and/or Saturday night. Anyone care to join?
We all are 100+ divers.

 

[neonistic]

Possibly sat night. We are planning on a night dive anyway. We were going to do 4 mile.

 

[yohnis]

We will be doing shore diving all day Friday and Saturday. 5 tanks/day. Perhaps will do 4 mile during daytime. PM me, I will tell my number.

 

[yohnis]

Is there a shore access to Garden Eel Cove?
This site says so,
hawaiianresources.net/Hawaii_Dive_Map.htm

 

[cuddlefish]

For those diving mile 4 or Sheraton near the end of this week...check the swell. It will probably be fine, but perhaps not (for those sites).

 

[yohnis]

According to this, it will be 1-3ft.
magicseaweed.com/msw-surf-charts2.php?chart=38&res=750&type=swell&starttime=

Any better site?