Manza Dream Hole

Verified2026-09-11 checkedCavernReef

A vertical chimney through the reef at Cape Manza, entered at 20 m and exiting into blue water.

Depth: 10–30 m33–98 ft
Difficulty: Intermediate
Entry: Boat
Typical current: Light
Coordinates: 26°30.246′N 127°51.084′E
Activities: Scuba

The Dream Hole is a shaft dropping through the reef off Cape Manza. Divers enter near 20 m and drop through, exiting at around 27 m onto the outer wall with light coming down behind them. It is short — a few minutes of the dive — with the rest spent on a healthy reef of soft coral and anemone fish. Good buoyancy matters more than depth experience; the shaft is narrow enough that a fin kick puts silt in the water for whoever is behind you.

Boat from Manza, roughly an hour north of Naha by road.

Best season

ExcellentApr–Jun
ExcellentSep–Oct
GoodNov
FairJul–Aug
FairMar
FairDec

Before you get in

A cavern — inside the daylight zone, but still with a ceiling, and with stretches where you cannot simply go up.

Taken from this site’s recorded depth, type and current, and nothing else. An empty list is not a safe site — the sea on the day, the local geography and the boat traffic are not in it. The briefing on the spot comes first.

Conditions

Water temperature: 28.4°C83°F
Wave height: 1.1 m3 ft
Air temperature: 23.7°C75°F
Wind speed: 18.1 km/h11.2 mph

Updated 2026-10-07 16:15 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Conditions are reported for information only. Assess the site yourself and follow your guide and your training.

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Sea state and tide

On a date

Tide · 10/8

High04:511.68 m
Low11:110.14 m

Forecast heights against mean sea level. Real tides in a bay, a harbour or over a flat can differ — check an official tide table before you get in.

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Only wave height and wind are scored, because those are what close a boat ramp or a shore entry. Water temperature is reported and never scored: 12°C is an ordinary dive in a drysuit and punishing in a 3 mm, and a number that cannot see your suit has no business marking it down. Stars do not decide whether you get in — you and your guide do, on the day.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Marine life you may see

Spotted garden eelHeteroconger hassiRare
Clark’s anemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiCommon
NudibranchNudibranchiaCommon
Giant morayGymnothorax javanicusSeasonal
Shrimp gobyAmblyeleotris spp.Common
FlatwormPseudoceros spp.Rare
Moorish idolZanclus cornutusCommon
Feather starCrinoideaCommon

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