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Diving in Okinawa

Compare local operators by available safety, staff, and gear evidence. Rankings are independent and never paid.

235Dive Centers
66Dive Sites
5.0/5Avg Safety · Shown
100%No Recorded Flags · Shown
12mMax Depth · Shown

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Ordered by Trust Score using the evidence currently available. A missing flag is not proof of safety. How is it calculated?

Dive Sites to Explore in Okinawa

Marine life in shown source records: Garden eels, Lionfish, Moray eel, Nudibranch, Scorpionfish + 5 more

Frequently Asked About Diving in Okinawa

How many dive centers are in Okinawa?

ScubaProof tracks 235 dive center profiles in Okinawa. This page shows 8 profiles ordered by Trust Score. Rankings cannot be purchased.

What safety evidence is available for dive centers in Okinawa?

Among the 8 profiles shown, 8 have no active flags recorded in the processed evidence and the displayed average Trust Score is 5.0/5. 0 shown centers have active signals to review. An empty flag list is not a safety guarantee.

How deep are the dive sites in Okinawa?

Okinawa has 66 dive-site profiles tracked on ScubaProof. Among the 6 profiles shown here, the greatest recorded maximum depth is 12m. Available source records for the displayed sites mention Garden eels, Lionfish, Moray eel, Nudibranch, Scorpionfish.

What marine life can I see diving in Okinawa?

The source records attached to the 6 dive-site profiles shown here mention Garden eels, Lionfish, Moray eel, Nudibranch, Scorpionfish, Sea anemone, Sea turtle, Octopus, Rays, Starfish. Sightings are not guaranteed and vary by season and conditions.

About the ScubaProof Trust Score

50%

Safety: Emergency O₂ readiness, instructor-to-diver ratios, dive briefing quality, and proximity to a hyperbaric chamber. Safety carries the highest weight because DAN incident research identifies supervision and emergency response as the leading factors in preventable diving fatalities.

30%

Staff: Active agency certifications (PADI, SSI, TDI, CMAS), language coverage, and instructor conduct described across reviewer reports.

20%

Gear: Equipment condition, servicing transparency, nitrox availability, and rental quality reported by divers.

Red flags add automatic penalties: −0.8 pts per critical issue (equipment failure, skipped safety protocols), −0.3 pts per warning. Reviews are time-weighted — a report from three years ago carries 20% of the weight of a current one. No dive center can pay to improve its score.

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