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Continued from the United States dive sites guide, which covers regions, seasonality, and planning details.
Hawaii · 2–18 m
Puako is a multi-entry Kohala shore reef system rather than one tiny point. Divers and snorkelers use lava-finger channels, sandy cuts, pukas/caves, and reef slopes around Puako Village and Puako Beach Drive. It can be excellent for turtles, white-tip reef sharks, rays, and reef fish, but entry and navigation are more demanding than a resort-beach snorkel site.
Hawaii · 6–40 m
Reef's End is the western tip/extension of Molokini's reef where inner-crater snorkeling transitions toward deeper outer-edge scuba terrain. Snorkelers usually stay on the safer inner side while divers can work the outer ledges/terraces. Current can strengthen near the tip, so it should be treated more cautiously than central inner-crater sites.
U.S. Virgin Islands - St. Croix · 6–35 m
Salt River Canyon is a boat-access St. Croix wall system at the edge of the Puerto Rico Trench, usually dived as East Wall/Barracuda Bank and West Wall/The Pinnacles. Moorings and reef tops start in shallow-to-mid recreational depths, but the canyon walls drop far beyond recreational limits. The site is known for dramatic topography, reef fish, sea fans, sponges, rays, turtles, and occasional pelagic life.
U.S. Virgin Islands - St. Thomas · 0.5–5 m
Sapphire Beach Reef is a shallow beach-access snorkel/freedive area on St. Thomas near Red Hook. The useful underwater area is around the rocky outcrop and coral patches, with calm-water beach conditions common enough for casual snorkeling. This should not be imported as a scuba site without additional scuba-specific confirmation.
Hawaii · 18.3–37.5 m
Deep artificial-reef wreck off Honolulu/Waikiki, usually done as an advanced boat dive. The upright cargo/fishing vessel has open deck/cargo areas, coral growth, and frequent turtles, sharks, rays, snapper, and macro life. Limited penetration should be treated as training- and guide-dependent, not casual sightseeing.
Hawaii · 24–40 m
Shark Condos is a deeper Molokini site where white-tip reef sharks use cave/ledge pockets near the crater rim. It is a scuba-only advanced/deep profile, not a snorkel site. Divers should observe sharks from outside the structure and avoid penetration or harassment.
Hawaii · 4.6–20 m
North Shore shore dive/snorkel site inside the Pūpūkea Marine Life Conservation District. The cove and outside reef have lava tubes, caverns, arches, and swim-throughs, with better diving outside the shallow cove. It is generally a summer-only site because winter North Shore surf makes conditions dangerous.
Hawaii · 10.5–21 m
Sheraton Caverns is a classic Kauai south-shore boat dive near Poipu with partial lava tubes, arches, overhangs, and swim-through terrain. It is scenic and popular, but the overhead-like features make buoyancy, light use, and guide discipline important. The site is normally treated as an easy-to-intermediate boat dive in calm conditions.
Guam · 24.4–39.6 m
Historic German SMS Cormoran wreck in Apra Harbor, lying beside/under the Tokai Maru wreck pair. It is a deep boat wreck for experienced divers, with unusual WWI/WWII side-by-side context and possible wreck-penetration options only for properly trained divers using a line.
Puerto Rico - Rincón · 1–10 m
Shallow shore reef at the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve, known for elkhorn coral and easy reef life when the sea is flat. It can work for beginner scuba, snorkeling, and freediving, but conditions change quickly with Atlantic/northwest swell. Treat it as a no-take reef-reserve dive with careful buoyancy and no coral contact.
New Jersey · 18.3–39.6 m
Stolt Dagali is the stern section of a Norwegian tanker cut in two by SS Shalom in 1964. NJScuba describes the wreck starting around 60 ft with the main wreck in about 130 ft / 40 m, making it one of the deeper New Jersey wreck dives. The site is large, deteriorated, and best treated as a technical/deep wreck rather than a casual recreational dive.
Hawaii · 3–8 m
Suck Em Up is a shallow North Kona boat dive built around lava tubes, cavern-like passages, skylights, and the pulsing surge that gives the site its name. It is shallow but not trivial: buoyancy and overhead discipline matter because the passages can be tight and surge can push divers around. Use it as a guided boat cavern/swim-through site, not as a technical cave dive.
Hawaii · 5–15 m
Tako Flats is a sheltered inner-crater Molokini sand channel with coral heads and rubble, named for octopus encounters. It is one of the more approachable Molokini sites for scuba, snorkel, freedive, and SNUBA guests in calm conditions. The sand channel helps navigation, but coral-head buoyancy control still matters.
Florida · 18–40 m
Artificial reef made from decommissioned oil-platform structures off the Broward/Hallandale area. Three main structures are in recreational deep-diving range, while deeper components push the site toward technical planning. The steel framework attracts coral, sponges, reef fish, pelagics, turtles, and sharks.
Hawaii · 15–30 m
The Back Side is Molokini's exposed outside wall, a classic advanced wall/drift zone with vertical relief, clear water, and larger pelagic encounters when conditions cooperate. It is not a beginner or snorkel-focused site. Buoyancy and depth control are central because the wall drops far below normal recreational depths.
Hawaii - Oahu · 1.5–14 m
Three Tables is the southern Pūpūkea Beach Park/MLCD reef site, named for flat reef tables visible at low tide. It offers shallow snorkeling around the tables and better scuba farther out around 30-45 ft with ledges, arches, lava tubes, and reef life. Like Sharks Cove, it is a calm-season North Shore site only.
Guam · 12.2–36.6 m
Large Japanese passenger-cargo ship wreck in Apra Harbor, lying beside the SMS Cormoran. The wreck offers a shallow bridge/superstructure zone with deeper hull/cargo areas, but full exploration and penetration require advanced wreck planning and may push divers toward technical gas/decompression choices.
New Jersey · 23–29 m
Tolten is the wreck of a Chilean freighter, formerly Lotta, torpedoed by U-404 in March 1942. NJScuba describes the wreck in about 95 ft / 29 m, with stronger structure at the bow and stern and a long contiguous layout. It is an offshore advanced wreck dive with cold water and navigation demands.
Hawaii · 1.5–21 m
Tunnels, also called Makua Beach, is a north-shore Kauai shore dive and snorkel site with a horseshoe reef, outer drop-off, lava tubes, caves, and tunnel-like reef structure. It is excellent in calm summer conditions but can be hazardous in winter or high surf. The site works for snorkeling inside the protected reef and scuba on the outer features when conditions allow.
Hawaii · 3–15.2 m
Boat reef off Waikiki/Honolulu known for Hawaiian green sea turtle cleaning stations on lava finger reefs and coral heads. It works for beginner scuba and is also used by snorkel/freedive boats in calm conditions. The main safety issue is surfacing/ascending around heavy boat, catamaran, canoe, and tour traffic.
Hawaii · 7–18 m
Turtle Pinnacle is a North Kona boat dive around a submerged volcanic pinnacle and turtle cleaning station. The site rises into shallow water and drops to moderate depths, making it a relaxed boat profile when currents are light. Its main draw is watching green sea turtles being cleaned by reef fish while maintaining wildlife distance.
North Carolina · 25–27.4 m
U-85 is a WWII German U-boat wreck off Cape Hatteras in about 90 ft / 27 m of water. It is a boat dive for experienced wreck divers, with low-visibility/current risk and historical-war-loss sensitivity. Keep the dive external unless trained/equipped for wreck penetration and leave artifacts undisturbed.
Florida · 16.8–50.3 m
Large intentionally sunk military transport and missile-tracking ship off Key West. The wreck stands high in the water column, with shallow superstructure reachable by advanced recreational divers and deeper deck, hull, and penetration routes reserved for properly trained deep/wreck/technical divers. Use moored charter access and plan conservative gas, ascent, and no-decompression limits.
New Jersey · 21.3–44.2 m
USS Algol is a 459 ft Andromeda-class attack cargo ship sunk as a New Jersey artificial reef. NJScuba describes an intact upright wreck with the superstructure beginning around 70 ft, main deck around 110 ft, and sand near 145 ft / 44 m or deeper. It is a major deep wreck/technical site, not a beginner artificial reef.