Good bye 2022!
December 31, 2022 Weather: Cloudy Ground Temperature: 23℃ Water Temperature: 21-22℃ Wind Direction: East northeast (10m/s) Swell: 4m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ V-Gorbe, Kuroshima Island (25m) ☆ Nakamoto Cave, Kuroshima Island (25m) ☆ Slender Sweeper Reef, Taketomi Island (20m) How was your 2022? The Manta encounter this summer was poor,
A rough ride home
December 30, 2022 Weather: Cloudy sometimes rainy Ground Temperature: 21℃ Water Temperature: 21-22℃ Wind Direction: North northeast→Northeast (6→10m/s) Swell: 4m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Garden Eel Paradise, Taketomi Island (25m) ☆ V-Gorge, Kuroshima Island (25m) ☆ Manta Point, Panari Island (20m) It was mostly cloudy today, but the ground temperature
Back to Nagura and Osaki
December 29, 2022 Weather: Cloudy Ground Temperature: 24℃ Water Temperature: 21-22℃ Wind Direction: East northeast (7m/s) Swell: 3m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Osaki Purple Queen Reef, Ishigaki Island (25m) ☆ Yonara Corner, Ishigaki Island (20m) ☆ Nagura Bay Coral Garden, Ishigaki Island (20m) The wind shifted a bit to the
A baby manta :-)
December 27, 2022 Weather: Cloudy Ground Temperature: 19℃ Water Temperature: 21-22℃ Wind Direction: North northeast (7→5m/s) Swell: 2m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Slender Sweeper Reef, Taketomi Island (20m) ☆ V-Gorge/Turtle Paradise, Kuroshima Island (25m) ☆ Manta Point, Panari Island (20m) We saw a big clear rainbow in the morning, and
Drifted!
December 26, 2022 Weather: Cloudy then sunny Ground Temperature: 21℃ Water Temperature: 21-22℃ Wind Direction: North (5m/s) Swell: 2m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Tokakin Reef, Taketomi Island (25m) ☆ Little Creatures Home, Taketomi Island (20m) ☆ Yonara Channel, Kohama/Iriomote Island (25m) The north wind gradually calmed down day by day,
Santa Claus has come to Ishigaki!
December 24, 2022 Weather: Cloudy Ground Temperature: 16℃ Water Temperature: 22-23℃ Wind Direction: North (6m/s) Swell: 4m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Garden Eel Paradise, Taketomi Island (25m) ☆ Nakamoto Cave, Kuroshima Island (25m) ☆ V-Gorge, Kuroshima Island (25m) The ground temperature was higher than yesterday by 1C… Today is Christmas
Water temperature is gradually dropping
December 23, 2022 Weather: Cloudy Ground Temperature: 15℃ Water Temperature: 21-23℃ Wind Direction: North (9→6m/s) Swell: 4m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Potato Reef, Taketomi Island (25m) ☆ Shark Hole, Taketomi Island (20m) ☆ Slender Sweeper Reef, Taketomi Island (15m) The ground temperature stayed at 15C all day long. The water
Kuroshima again!
December 22, 2022 Weather: Sunny Ground Temperature: 22℃ Water Temperature: 23-25℃ Wind Direction: North (7m/s) Swell: 4.0m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Submarine, Taketomi Island (20m) ☆ Nakamoto Cave, Kuroshima Island (20m) ☆ Turtle Paradise, Kuroshima Island (20m) The weather is great, but the wind is a bit chilly, with the
Kuroshima winter is here!
December 19, 2022 Weather: Cloudy Ground Temperature: 19℃ Water Temperature: 23-24℃ Wind Direction: North northeast (6m/s) Swell: 3.0m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Submarine, Taketomi Island (25m) ☆ Nakamoto Cave, Kuroshima Island (20m) ☆ V-Gorge, Kuroshima Island (20m) The morning ground temperature was 15C… IT IS COLD! But did you know
Back to the winter mode
December 17, 2022 Weather: Rainy Ground Temperature: 19℃ Water Temperature: 23-24℃ Wind Direction: North (10m/s) Swell: 5→6m Diving point (visibility) ————————————————— ☆ Marube Rock, Ishigaki Island (20m) ☆ Miyara Drop Off, Ishigaki Island (25m) ☆ Sakuraguchi, Ishigaki Island (20m) The winter sunny day is over, and we are back to the
