Kona, Hawaii, USA
Garden Eel Cove
The Kona manta night dive: manta rays feeding in your lights.
About the dive
Garden Eel Cove is a beginner-friendly dive site in Kona, Hawaii, USA. Divers have logged 3,942 dives here, going to 18 m on average in around 19 m of visibility. 16 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are reef manta ray, moray eels and giant oceanic manta ray. Sightings peak in May, July and August.
- Level
- Beginner
- Avg. max depth
- 18 m
- Visibility
- 19 m
- Dive time
- 49 min
- Logged dives
- 3,942
- Busiest months
- May · Jul · Aug
- Region
- Hawaii
Most sighted here
Reef Manta Ray
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Garden Eel Cove and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reef Manta Ray | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Giant Oceanic Manta Ray | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Sand Eel | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Chinese trumpetfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Boxfish | ||||||||||||
| Flounder | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Goatfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Octopuses |
Dive centers nearby
2 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Aquatic Life Divers8.2 km
- Manta Ray Dives of Hawaii8.2 km
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