Based on 126 dive log entries written in April by our staff since 2007, here is what the sea around Sado is usually like in April.
- Water temperature
- 10 to 12°C (from 108 records; median 11°C, lowest 9°C, highest 15°C)
- Visibility
- 5 to 10 m (from 108 records; median 7.5 m)
- Exposure suits mentioned
- Drysuit mentioned in 6 entries, wetsuit in 0 entries
Dive sites we visited most
- Kitakoura (60 entries)
- Akaiwa (44 entries)
- Mushizaki (35 entries)
- Nagate (26 entries)
- Ogi (25 entries)
Marine life seen most often
- emura mino umiushi (a nudibranch) (60 entries)
- akaera mino umiushi (a nudibranch) (57 entries)
- dangouo (a tiny lumpsucker) (56 entries)
- hoteiuo (smooth lumpsucker) (51 entries)
- chagara (a goby) (45 entries)
- Japanese rockfish (mebaru) (45 entries)
- kobudai (Asian sheepshead wrasse) (35 entries)
- damselfish (34 entries)
- sakura mino umiushi (a nudibranch) (32 entries)
- kokeginpo (a small blenny) (31 entries)
Photos from this month
Dive logs from this month
April 29: Mushizaki
April 21: Mushizaki
April 19: Lake Kamo and Seai
April 18: Kitakoura
April 16: Lake Kamo and Mushizaki
April 12: Juvenile Dangouo
April 9: Chagara Egg Guarding and Hatching
April 30: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa)
April 26 (Tue): Ogi (Night Dive at Ryuodo)
April 24: Kitakoura (Akaiwa and Hamadaoki)
April 22 (Sat): Kitakoura (Akaiwa and Nagate)
April 15: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa)
April 29: Ogi (Ryuodo and Kofuku Jizo)
These figures are guides based on what our staff wrote in their dive logs. Conditions vary a lot from year to year and day to day. For the latest conditions, see Sea Conditions.