Kuba West, Kerama Islands, Okinawa

Site Overview
Dive Centres
Site Type: Scenic - Pinnacle
Depth: Top: 2M Median: 15M Bottom: 28M
Location: West of Kuba Island

Kuba West dive site is a tall pinnacle that drops down to about 40m, with the top sometimes piercing the surface, depending on tides. Drop down to about 25m where you’ll likely find a couple of pygmy seahorses hiding in giant pink seafans, before winding your way up and around the column where you’ll find pretty soft corals, anemones, parrot fish, banner fish and if you’re lucky – a blue tang (Dory).

The Pinnacle that breaks the surface

Pinnacle that breaks the surface at Kuba West diving Kerama Okinawa Japan by Diveplanit

Colourful parrotfish

Colourful parrotfish at Kuba West diving Kerama Okinawa Japan by Diveplanit

Pair of Clarks anemonefish

Pair of Clarks anemonefish at Kuba West diving Kerama Okinawa Japan by Diveplanit

Gil from Finding Nemo and a surge wrasse

Gil from Nemo and a surge wrasse at Kuba West diving Kerama Okinawa Japan by Diveplanit

Dory the Blue Tang – also from finding Nemo

Dory the blue Tang at Kuba West diving Kerama Okinawa Japan by Diveplanit