Waves, Tides, & Currents

Oceanography for Divers

$225

1 day course
Includes all rental gear
Two Open Water Training Dives

Oceanography for Divers

$225

1 day course
Includes all rental gear
Two Open Water Training Dives

Special Considerations

The minimum age is 10 years old.
Must be Open Water certified
You must complete a medical questionnaire and may need a doctor’s approval if you have any disqualifying conditions.
When scheduling your dives, allow at least 18 hours after diving before flying. This is important — you cannot fly the same day after scuba diving.

Special Considerations

The minimum age is 10 years old.
Must be Open Water certified
You must complete a medical questionnaire and may need a doctor’s approval if you have any disqualifying conditions.
When scheduling your dives, allow at least 18 hours after diving before flying. This is important — you cannot fly the same day after scuba diving.

Courses must be booked over the phone: call now at 808-232-3193

Dive Smarter with some Knowledge

With Waves, Tides, and Currents, this advanced specialty course covers a whole range of new skills for scuba divers and increases your comfort level in more challenging dive conditions. This course is very useful, as many of the world’s most beautiful dive sites are also the most dangerous, especially with stronger currents. This course covers four dives over two days, and we can extend it if you are staying in Oahu longer.

First, you will learn dry skills like examining currents from the surface, analyzing tide charts, and planning dives in strong currents. Next, you will apply these skills underwater, safely incorporating them in four challenging dives. Finally, you will incorporate these new skills on a dive. Some examples are making a negative entry, safely planning and making a drift dive, and deploying an SMB while drift diving. After this, you’ll be a stronger and smarter diver that can more easily handle rougher conditions and more challenging dives.

How It Works

This course is an introduction to oceanography and how it affects us as scuba divers. You’ll learn about different kinds of currents, what causes waves and how to read the swell, and how tidal changes present unique challenges to diving certain parts of the world.

The dives allow you to put this knowledge into a real world context and see how you are affected by ocean swells and currents.

Timeline

This course can be done on any of our boat charters. We typically prefer the 11 am Coral Reef dives as they provide a more casual experience that gives us more options for variable conditions.

Timeline

This course can be done on any of our boat charters. We typically prefer the 11 am Coral Reef dives as they provide a more casual experience that gives us more options for variable conditions.

Waves, Tides, & Currents Certification

Upon completion of all academic and open water requirements, your instructor will issue the Waves, Tides, & Currents certification card.

These logged dives and certification will count to your next recognition rating of Advanced Open Water or Master Diver

What To Bring

All you need is a swimsuit for the first day: all of the dive gear is included!

- If you bring a change of clothes for after class, there are beach showers and restrooms.
If you already own personal gear, like mask, snorkels, or fins, bring them. You’ll be more comfortable in your own gear.
You can bring a towel, sunglasses & maybe a hat for the boat trips (we have a dry storage area).
Bring your underwater camera & its waterproof casing to get the best shots!
We provide drinking water, fresh pineapple & snacks, but you can also bring your own.

$225

Courses must be booked over the phone: call now at 808-232-3193

Contact Hawaiian Diving Adventures