Maui, Hawaii, USA
Molokini Crater
A half-sunken volcanic crater off Maui, with whitetip reef sharks on the back wall.
About the dive
Molokini Crater is a beginner to advanced dive site in Maui, Hawaii, USA. Divers have logged 3,861 dives here, going to 22 m on average in around 32 m of visibility. 28 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are moray eels, butterflyfish and whitetip reef shark. Sightings peak in June, July and August.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 22 m
- Visibility
- 32 m
- Dive time
- 44 min
- Logged dives
- 3,861
- Busiest months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
- Region
- Hawaii
Most sighted here
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
Whitetip reef shark
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Molokini Crater 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Chinese trumpetfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Boxfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Sand Eel | ||||||||||||
| Octopuses | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Grey Reef Shark | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle |
Dive centers nearby
5 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Wailea Scuba, Surf & Paddle or Ultra Dive7.5 km
- Maui Under Sea Adventures7.8 km
- Scuba Luv Maui9.6 km
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