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Hale'iwa Beach Park |
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Reviewer |
Site Condition |
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| Name: | Seth Bareiss | Entry: | 
3.00
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| Email: | Click Here | Bottom: | 
4.00
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| City: | Phuket | Reef: | 
5.00
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| State: | Phuket | Animal: |
5.00
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| Country: | Thailand | Plant: |
5.00
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| Diving: | 18 years | Facilities: |
5.00
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| Dives: | 2000 | Solitude: |
3.00
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| Roads: |
5.00
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Evaluation |
*Average: | 
4.45 |
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| More: often divable, even in Winter when the rest of the North Shore is undivable. Exceptional showers and bathrooms and nearby phones. There's always adequate parking. The walk out to the drop-off through yard-deep shallows is LONG, often frustrating...perhaps 100 yards/meters. Try to stay underwater as long as possible when returning, to enjoy the shallows & avoid walking. // Out of 90-or-so dives here, I've twice been stopped by a lifeguard on a jet ski, telling me this area is frequented by tiger sharks. Not sure if he's telling the truth... perhaps he's just hoping to protect the turtles from divers. Turtles are THE reason to dive this spot, nicknamed "Turtle Heaven". Even on a day when viz was 6'/2m, and 5 divers held hands, we still saw 20 or so turtles by peeking into crevices. Nice cleaning stations abound near the drop-off. Bring an U/W camera if at all possible. Expect silt at the bottom of the drop-off. | |||
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Enjoyment Level |
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| Snorkel: |
5.00
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| Beginner: |
5.00
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| Intermediate: |
5.00
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| Advanced: |
5.00
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| Night diving: |
5.00
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Seasonal Information |
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| Season: | Summer | ||
| Year: | 1994 | ||
| Visibility: | 
2.00 |
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| Current: |
5.00
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| Surf: |
3.00 |
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