Snorkeling Visibility Rankings
Rankings based on visibility, water temperature, and wave calmness — the three factors that matter most for snorkeling.
#1
Ishigaki
1,473 obs
85pt
Visibility
16~22m
Temp
26.9°C
Waves
0.9m
#2
Amami Oshima
1,001 obs
85pt
Visibility
14~24m
Temp
28°C
Waves
0.8m
#3
Yakushima
165 obs
85pt
Visibility
16~30m
Temp
25.4°C
Waves
0.7m
#4
Yonaguni
4,826 obs
80pt
Visibility
16~24m
Temp
25.7°C
Waves
1.1m
#5
Kushimoto
3,294 obs
80pt
Visibility
12~18m
Temp
28°C
Waves
1.4m
#6
Hachijojima
600 obs
80pt
Visibility
14~29m
Temp
26°C
Waves
1.2m
#7
Kashiwajima
8,651 obs
70pt
Visibility
10~13m
Temp
25°C
Waves
0.9m
#8
Ito
2,052 obs
70pt
Visibility
10~18m
Temp
25.2°C
Waves
0.9m
#9
Kerama
1,557 obs
70pt
Visibility
12~21m
Temp
22°C
Waves
1.4m
#10
Koganezaki
1,397 obs
70pt
Visibility
11~18m
Temp
25.3°C
Waves
0.6m
#11
Shirasaki
549 obs
60pt
Visibility
9~12m
Temp
23.3°C
Waves
0.6m
#12
Tagoshima
206 obs
60pt
Visibility
9~12m
Temp
24.6°C
Waves
0.6m
#13
IOP (Izu Oceanic Park)
3,252 obs
55pt
Visibility
15~18m
Temp
15.7°C
Waves
0.9m
#14
Miyakejima
948 obs
55pt
Visibility
10~12m
Temp
23.8°C
Waves
1.4m
#15
Sado
333 obs
55pt
Visibility
8~16m
Temp
16.8°C
Waves
0.3m
#16
Futo
3,495 obs
50pt
Visibility
8~14m
Temp
18.1°C
Waves
0.9m
#17
Echizen
2,669 obs
50pt
Visibility
6~10m
Temp
22.1°C
Waves
0.4m
#18
Kumomi
2,031 obs
50pt
Visibility
10~15m
Temp
18.9°C
Waves
0.8m
#19
Tajiri
1,392 obs
50pt
Visibility
9~19m
Temp
14.6°C
Waves
0.4m
#20
Shirahama
651 obs
50pt
Visibility
7~11m
Temp
27.7°C
Waves
0.7m
#21
Bentenjima
110 obs
45pt
Visibility
9~13m
Temp
20°C
Waves
1.4m
#22
Futone
954 obs
40pt
Visibility
8~12m
Temp
23.9°C
Waves
0.6m
#23
Okinoshima
219 obs
35pt
Visibility
5~14m
Temp
22.4°C
Waves
1.4m
#24
Hirasawa
2,765 obs
30pt
Visibility
8~10m
Temp
17.9°C
Waves
0.4m
#25
Omijima
2,095 obs
30pt
Visibility
5~10m
Temp
16.3°C
Waves
0.4m
#26
女川
127 obs
30pt
Visibility
6~12m
Temp
21.6°C
Waves
0.7m
#27
Tago
166 obs
20pt
Visibility
7~9m
Temp
-
Waves
0.6m
#28
Mikomoto
2,263 obs
15pt
Visibility
7~10m
Temp
17.6°C
Waves
1.1m
How Scores Are Calculated
Visibility (50pts max) + Water temp comfort (30pts max) + Wave calmness (20pts max) = 100pt total. For snorkeling, visibility and calm seas matter most.