Very easy shore dive, local PADI instructors take students here for their open water cert dives. Lots of turtles, fishes... also neat swim-throughs in the reef. Nothing too nasty, maybe the occasional reef shark, though I've never seen one here. A great O'ahu dive. But it's crowded on the summer weekends... though Three Tables (another dive site) is right next door, so there's plenty of space in the water, even if parking is bad.

Shark's Cove at Kalalua Point is another must-dive site for Oahu. The entry is easy, and it's just a short kick to get outside the reef.  Kids and snorkelers will find the cove perfect for their activities. Rocky coastal area & tidal pools teeming with small fish for snorkeling, plus showers & restrooms. Off Kamehameha Highway on the North Shore in the Waimea area.

Why is it called Shark's Cove? Because the outline of the reef from above looks like a shark.

Shark's Cove is also known as Pupukea

Shark's Cove

Made two dives last week.  Vis was pretty good, about 20 to 30 feet.  Get there early (by 10:00 am at the latest) or you will not get a parking spot.  Even worse, later in the afternoon the vis gets bad as there are so many divers and snorkelers you need to weave through them.  Nice lava channels on the right side (enter on the left, surface swim out to the outer right, then go down).  We saw a manta ray glide by and saw one sea turtle.  There is a bathroom near by and a washing facility.  I would dive again.

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