Zamami Turtle Reef
Dive site
Shallow reef plateau surrounding Zamami Island where green and loggerhead sea turtles have nested and foraged for generations inside Japan's first designated Kerama National Park. Turtles congregate at cleaning stations on the reef top and rest in sand pockets at 12 to 18 metres. The site is protected from boat anchoring and entry numbers are capped by the national park.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 22 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
19 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Vis (m) | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | calm | calm | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Green sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Loggerhead sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Cleaner wrasse
Photo: Hickson Fergusson · © all rights reserved
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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