Dive site · Kona, Hawaiʻi

Garden Eel Cove

Garden Eel Cove, a reef dive off Makako Bay, Hawaiʻi Island. Kona's main manta ray night dive, and a day dive over garden eels. Dive guides give 15 to 45 ft. From the state's day-use mooring; by boat. Look, don't touch, and take nothing.

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Quick facts

TypeDive site, reef, moored
Shallowest depth4.6 m (15 ft)
Bottomabout 45 ft (14 m)
Position19.7364°N, 156.0543°W (approximate, ±30 m)
From Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area11 km (7.0 mi), bearing 335° NNW
SourceHawaiʻi DLNR day-use mooring locations

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area, 11 km (7.0 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its depth from the dive guides.

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Nearby

Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.