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
26.7°C
Waves
1m
#2
Yonaguni
4,826 obs
80pt
Visibility
16~25m
Temp
25.6°C
Waves
1.1m
#3
Amami Oshima
928 obs
75pt
Visibility
14~24m
Temp
23.2°C
Waves
0.7m
#4
Kashiwajima
6,134 obs
70pt
Visibility
12~19m
Temp
22.3°C
Waves
1.5m
#5
Hachijojima
450 obs
70pt
Visibility
15~19m
Temp
23.4°C
Waves
2.6m
#6
Kerama
1,557 obs
65pt
Visibility
11~22m
Temp
21.7°C
Waves
1m
#7
Yakushima
162 obs
65pt
Visibility
13~20m
Temp
20.4°C
Waves
0.8m
#8
Kushimoto
3,227 obs
55pt
Visibility
8~14m
Temp
23°C
Waves
3.2m
#9
IOP (Izu Oceanic Park)
3,252 obs
50pt
Visibility
15~18m
Temp
15.6°C
Waves
1.6m
#10
Koganezaki
1,238 obs
50pt
Visibility
9~13m
Temp
18.6°C
Waves
0.8m
#11
Okinoshima
218 obs
45pt
Visibility
10~14m
Temp
20.1°C
Waves
3.2m
#12
Bentenjima
110 obs
45pt
Visibility
8~13m
Temp
19.6°C
Waves
3.2m
#13
Tajiri
1,392 obs
40pt
Visibility
9~18m
Temp
13.4°C
Waves
0.7m
#14
Sado
332 obs
40pt
Visibility
8~17m
Temp
12.7°C
Waves
0.6m
#15
Futo
3,495 obs
35pt
Visibility
8~14m
Temp
16.2°C
Waves
1.6m
#16
Ito
2,019 obs
35pt
Visibility
7~18m
Temp
17.8°C
Waves
1.6m
#17
Futone
945 obs
30pt
Visibility
7~10m
Temp
18.1°C
Waves
0.9m
#18
Shirasaki
547 obs
30pt
Visibility
6~10m
Temp
18.4°C
Waves
0.9m
#19
Tagoshima
199 obs
30pt
Visibility
6~11m
Temp
19.9°C
Waves
0.9m
#20
Miyakejima
943 obs
25pt
Visibility
9~11m
Temp
19.3°C
Waves
2.9m
#21
Shirahama
633 obs
25pt
Visibility
7~11m
Temp
20.7°C
Waves
1.3m
#22
Hirasawa
2,765 obs
20pt
Visibility
7~10m
Temp
15.1°C
Waves
0.6m
#23
Echizen
2,664 obs
20pt
Visibility
4~9m
Temp
17.3°C
Waves
1m
#24
Omijima
2,095 obs
20pt
Visibility
6~10m
Temp
15°C
Waves
0.7m
#25
Tago
162 obs
20pt
Visibility
6~10m
Temp
-
Waves
0.9m
#26
女川
85 obs
20pt
Visibility
5~12m
Temp
12.7°C
Waves
0.9m
#27
Mikomoto
2,263 obs
15pt
Visibility
7~10m
Temp
15.2°C
Waves
2m
#28
Kumomi
1,999 obs
15pt
Visibility
7~11m
Temp
16.6°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.