Puako

★★★★☆ (256)

This is a favorite dive site of locals due to its easy beach entry and the fact that it’s not a popular place among tourists. Get here early as the winds start to pick up around 11 am, making the water rougher and visibility not as good.

Wildlife encounters include schools of fish, pufferfish, garden eels, moray eels, and more. Also, keep your ears open underwater for whale songs and chatter.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
88 Sightings
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15
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2
M
3
A
6
M
6
J
6
J
12
A
9
S
5
O
10
N
7
D
7
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
84 Sightings
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10
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6
M
4
A
4
M
3
J
8
J
8
A
11
S
2
O
10
N
9
D
9
iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
28 Sightings
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3
F
0
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0
A
1
M
0
J
0
J
7
A
5
S
1
O
0
N
4
D
7
iStock/Juliosanjuan

Eagle Ray
26 Sightings
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2
F
2
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0
A
2
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
0
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8
O
4
N
2
D
3
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
26 Sightings
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3
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1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
6
S
3
O
2
N
4
D
4
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins

Hawksbill Turtle
15 Sightings
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1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
2
O
2
N
3
D
1
iStock-crisod

Reef Manta Ray
6 Sightings
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1
F
1
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0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0
AdobeStock-Magnus

Humpback Whale
5 Sightings
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3
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek

Butterfly Fish
54 Sightings
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4
F
1
M
2
A
2
M
2
J
5
J
9
A
9
S
5
O
6
N
4
D
5
Shutterstock-Rich Carey

Angelfish
48 Sightings
J
3
F
1
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
5
J
10
A
8
S
4
O
5
N
4
D
6