Scuba diving location in Oahu Hawaii for scuba divers in Honolulu.

Scuba diving Hawaii Corner Pockets reef located off of Oahu Hawaii is a great dive near Honolulu.

Corner Pockets SCUBA Location of Oahu Hawaii

Scuba divers of Oahu and particularly Honolulu love this dive located right out from Hawaii Kai marina, just west of the famous Diamond Head mountain. The commute takes about 10-15 minutes and is by far one of the best view of Oahu from the ocean. Million dollar houses sparsely dot the lower and middle sections of the beautiful Hawaiian mountains with the all present view of Mt. Koko, which means "blood" in Hawaiian. It was formed millions of years ago from the Koolau Volcano. The area is actually the Koolau Mountain Range which is 37 miles long and has the highest peak at roughly 3150 feet. Just perfect for sight seeing helicopters. The ride at sometimes can be a little bumpy to say the least, early morning would be the ideal time to do this dive with winds picking up later on in the day.

Oahu scuba divers will notice that there is a buoy planted underwater that is attached directly to the reef top which is roughly 40 feet. This dive is not a deep dive, maximum depth should be around 55 feet. The name "Corner Pockets" was given to this reef because of the resemblance of a pool table. There are areas of this reef that have a interesting flat top, of course with coral everywhere that abruptly stops with pool table like corner pockets. Hard to explain until you see it but it is very interesting.

This Oahu scuba dive is one of the few that have such a huge amount of butterfly fish. These fish follow divers but not for food, at least food from you. What they do is wait for the Hawaii scuba diver to (sorry about that key word ☺) move next to the sergeant major reef fish's area that is protect due to their eggs. The scuba diver which is big the the fish of course scares the aggressive sergeant major fish which allows the butterfly fishes to swoop down and get a few mount full of eggs before the diver continues on. One thing I have noticed is fish are pretty darn smart. They do take advantage of our divers being down there.

Boat Dive Vis 70-100 feet Temp 75-81 F Max depth 55 Average depth40

This dive Corner Pockets can be also turned into a Oahu drift dive. We do this of course on strong ripping current dive holding a line attached to a buoy so the captain can monitor our progress. Scuba divers love that safety feature. In this case we will not only cover Corner Pockets but a few lone reefs along the way. I love to do this type of diving. Ok, I haven't even mentioned what are the cool things to see here. Well, we seen lots of stingrays here. Around the reef is pretty flat, sandy and a rocky. The stingrays love this area and occasionally can be seen foraging for some food. Although not everyday we also get to see some sharks cruise by on their way to a lunchin such as the Tiger Shark. Turtles also make a showing here preferring to sleep in the small ancient lava made caves and crevices.

In conclusion Corner Pockets Oahu scuba dive is a great place, usually with visibility around 80 feet. I honestly don't recall of a bad day underwater here due to the visibility. Due take some ginger before coming out to this location. Ginger is great remedy for sea-sickness and is an excellent alternative to medication that can make you feel drowsy. Corner Pockets is usually done after our first deep dive say to the Corsair wreck or the Mini Barge shipwreck. First time scuba divers are also welcomed here at this reef. Divers from all kinds of levels of experience will find this area a memorable place and a must entry in their dive logs.

Corner Pockets of Oahu Hawaii is a great scuba dive - Oahudiving.Com does this tour weekly.

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