Yabiji Reef
Okinawa · Japan
A remote seamount system in the Miyako group accessible only by liveaboard, where upwellings from the deep channel feed dense bait balls that draw scalloped hammerhead schools from May through September. Drift conditions are strong and the site demands calm water, good buoyancy, and comfort in open blue water far from shore.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
21 to 31°C
Tropical wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Scalloped hammerheadCritically endangered
Rare
Now and then
Oceanic whitetip sharkCritically endangered
Rare
Now and then
Giant manta rayEndangered
Rare
Now and then
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