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
80pt
Visibility
16~22m
Temp
26°C
Waves
1.4m
#2
Yonaguni
4,826 obs
70pt
Visibility
15~24m
Temp
24.7°C
Waves
2.1m
#3
Kerama
1,554 obs
60pt
Visibility
12~22m
Temp
21.1°C
Waves
1.8m
#4
Amami Oshima
887 obs
60pt
Visibility
12~27m
Temp
20.2°C
Waves
1.9m
#5
Hachijojima
364 obs
60pt
Visibility
12~21m
Temp
19.7°C
Waves
3.4m
#6
Yakushima
160 obs
60pt
Visibility
13~21m
Temp
20.5°C
Waves
1.9m
#7
IOP (Izu Oceanic Park)
3,252 obs
50pt
Visibility
14~17m
Temp
16.1°C
Waves
1.9m
#8
Kushimoto
3,190 obs
45pt
Visibility
10~12m
Temp
19.3°C
Waves
2m
#9
Shirahama
624 obs
45pt
Visibility
9~13m
Temp
19.2°C
Waves
1.3m
#10
Okinoshima
218 obs
45pt
Visibility
9~14m
Temp
19.1°C
Waves
1.6m
#11
Tagoshima
198 obs
45pt
Visibility
9~13m
Temp
21.3°C
Waves
1.7m
#12
Bentenjima
110 obs
45pt
Visibility
9~13m
Temp
18.9°C
Waves
1.6m
#13
Futo
3,495 obs
35pt
Visibility
7~14m
Temp
16.1°C
Waves
1.3m
#14
Ito
1,994 obs
35pt
Visibility
8~19m
Temp
15.5°C
Waves
1.7m
#15
Kumomi
1,990 obs
35pt
Visibility
9~13m
Temp
16.1°C
Waves
2m
#16
Tajiri
1,392 obs
35pt
Visibility
10~19m
Temp
11.7°C
Waves
1.8m
#17
Miyakejima
941 obs
25pt
Visibility
8~11m
Temp
19.2°C
Waves
2.9m
#18
Kannoura
747 obs
25pt
Visibility
6~10m
Temp
18.9°C
Waves
1.3m
#19
Muroto
142 obs
25pt
Visibility
7~12m
Temp
18.8°C
Waves
1.4m
#20
Omijima
2,095 obs
20pt
Visibility
5~9m
Temp
13.7°C
Waves
1m
#21
Kashiwajima
2,939 obs
15pt
Visibility
8~11m
Temp
17.6°C
Waves
2m
#22
Hirasawa
2,765 obs
15pt
Visibility
7~9m
Temp
15.9°C
Waves
2.1m
#23
Echizen
2,655 obs
15pt
Visibility
4~10m
Temp
12.9°C
Waves
2.4m
#24
Mikomoto
2,263 obs
15pt
Visibility
8~10m
Temp
15.8°C
Waves
2.5m
#25
Koganezaki
1,150 obs
15pt
Visibility
4~8m
Temp
15.8°C
Waves
1.5m
#26
Futone
938 obs
15pt
Visibility
7~11m
Temp
15.6°C
Waves
1.7m
#27
Shirasaki
540 obs
15pt
Visibility
5~11m
Temp
14.9°C
Waves
1.8m
#28
Sado
330 obs
15pt
Visibility
4~13m
Temp
12.3°C
Waves
3.2m
#29
Tago
160 obs
15pt
Visibility
7~10m
Temp
-
Waves
1.7m
#30
女川
61 obs
15pt
Visibility
5~13m
Temp
12.2°C
Waves
2m
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.