Conditions & tides
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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.
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About this site
Sand Island is the main island of Midway Atoll, part of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Dive sites around the atoll are reached by boat over the surrounding reef structure that fringes the lagoon.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Spectacled ParrotfishChlorurus perspicillatusReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian GregoryPlectroglyphidodon marginatusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Elegant CorisCoris venustaReported here · unconfirmed
Hump CoralPorites lobataReported here · unconfirmed
Blueline SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrorisReported here · unconfirmed
Belted WrasseStethojulis balteataReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian HogfishBodianus albotaeniatusReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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