Where to Dive in April

The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month

Excellent Diving

23-25°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta rays are common.

Riviera Maya
Mexico
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Late whale shark season, abundant marine life

La Paz
Mexico
21-24°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility

Florida Keys
United States
25-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, vibrant coral reefs, abundant fish life.

Channel Islands
United States
13-15°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Spring bloom, excellent visibility, abundant fish life.

Bonne Terre Mine
United States
12-14°C 30-60m None

Highlights: Year-round excellent visibility

Hawaii
United States
25-27°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing manta rays

Homestead Crater
United States
32-34°C 10-20m None

Highlights: Ideal for freediving practice

27-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent visibility, whale shark season winding down

27-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent visibility, whale shark season winding down

27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: End of whale shark season, still outstanding visibility.

Cocos Island
Costa Rica
27-29°C 20-30m Moderate

Highlights: Continued excellent conditions, whale shark sightings possible

28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Humpback whale season in full swing, manta rays

Scrub Island
Anguilla
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing turtles

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for photography

North Coast of Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season

Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions persist, good chance to see schooling fish.

27-29°C 25-35m None

Highlights: Conditions remain exceptional. Abundant reef fish and vibrant coral.

San Salvador
Bahamas
26-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins

Cat Island
Bahamas
26-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, abundant marine life

Carlisle Bay
Barbados
27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Optimal visibility, abundant marine life

22-24°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Abundant marine life attracted to the cut

Tortola and Surrounding Waters
British Virgin Islands
26-28°C 25-35m Mild
Virgin Gorda and Neighboring Sites
British Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak turtle nesting season, vibrant coral.

Cooper Island
British Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, ideal for macro photography.

Anegada
British Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, great for spotting larger reef fish.

Jost Van Dyke
British Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Coral spawning events

Norman Island
British Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Coral spawning events

Peter Island
British Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Coral spawning events

Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Still prime diving season with exceptional visibility and calm seas.

Little Cayman
Cayman Islands
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent conditions for manta rays and whale sharks.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for large marine life. Abundant schools of fish.

Cayo Largo
Cuba
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Peak turtle nesting season, good chance to see juvenile turtles

27-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good for macro life

27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent visibility, good chance of seeing turtles nesting.

Pointe Michel
Dominica
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing sea turtles.

Toucari Bay
Dominica
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good for photography and observing marine behavior.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Humpback whale migration peak offshore.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions for exploring wrecks.

Negril
Jamaica
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Calm seas and excellent visibility.

Ocho Rios
Jamaica
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions persist, vibrant reef life.

Runaway Bay
Jamaica
27-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Superb conditions, warm water and excellent visibility.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions persist, vibrant coral growth.

Rendezvous Bay
Montserrat
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Conditions remain excellent, vibrant coral gardens.

Fajardo
Puerto Rico
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Coral spawning events, abundant marine life

Culebra
Puerto Rico
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions for macro photography, abundant fish life

Vieques
Puerto Rico
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Abundant reef fish, good for photography

La Parguera
Puerto Rico
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions persist, abundant marine life.

Isla de Mona
Puerto Rico
27-29°C 25-35m Moderate

Highlights: Superb diving, clear waters, diverse marine life.

Desecheo Island
Puerto Rico
27-29°C 25-35m Moderate

Highlights: Exceptional diving conditions, abundant reef fish and invertebrates.

Colombier Bay
Saint Barthélemy
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, warm water, abundant marine life.

Pain de Sucre
Saint Barthélemy
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, warm water, ideal for macro photography.

Sandy Point, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and Nevis
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions, warm water, abundant marine life.

Charlestown, Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, abundant fish life on the reefs.

Oualie Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, vibrant coral and fish.

French Marine Reserves
Saint Martin
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent visibility and marine life activity.

Creole Rock
Saint Martin
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral

Bequia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak dry season, ideal diving conditions

Mustique
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak dry season, optimal diving conditions

Speyside, Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season continues. Excellent chances to see these majestic creatures.

Store Bay, Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta rays still present, excellent visibility.

Mt. Irvine, Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta rays still present, excellent visibility.

West Caicos
Turks and Caicos Islands
27-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins

Northwest Point
Turks and Caicos Islands
27-29°C 25-35m Moderate

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, good for drift diving

Buck Island, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Exceptional visibility, warm water, abundant fish life.

26-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of whale season, excellent visibility, coral spawning

Bonito
Brazil
23-26°C 25-35m None

Highlights: Peak dry season, exceptional clarity

Cozumel
Mexico
25-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued whale shark sightings, good reef diving

27-29°C 15-25m None

Highlights: Slightly reduced visibility due to early plankton.

17-19°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Great white shark season ends, visibility improves.

Sea of Cortez
Mexico
19-23°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, potential for whale sharks

Cabo Pulmo
Mexico
19-23°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, abundant sea lions

Monterey Bay
United States
11-13°C 10-20m Mild

Highlights: Spring bloom begins, good for macro photography.

Catalina Island
United States
15-17°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Visibility improves, plankton bloom can enhance macro life

Flower Garden Banks
United States
23-26°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Coral spawning preparation

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of whale shark season, still good visibility.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of whale shark season, still great visibility.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of whale shark season, good reef activity

Placencia
Belize
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good reef health, vibrant coral

Caño Island
Costa Rica
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to rainy season, still good visibility, warmer water

Roatán
Honduras
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of peak whale shark season, still good visibility

Utila
Honduras
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: End of peak whale shark season, still good diving

Guanaja
Honduras
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good chance of seeing turtles

Cayos Cochinos
Honduras
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good chance of encountering larger pelagics

26-28°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Potential for seeing juvenile sharks

28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility

28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: End of dry season, excellent visibility

28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for whale shark sightings (though less common than other regions).

Sandy Ground
Anguilla
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent conditions, potential for dolphin sightings.

Shoal Bay
Anguilla
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good conditions, potential for seeing juvenile fish.

Little Bay
Anguilla
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Improved visibility, good for exploring the bay's features

South Coast of Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda
27-29°C 15-25m Moderate

Highlights: Manta ray season

27-29°C 15-25m Moderate

Highlights: Good conditions for exploring reefs and wrecks. Potential for pelagic encounters.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for manta rays.

25-27°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Pleasant water temperatures, good for all dive types.

Nassau
Bahamas
25-27°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm and clear waters, ideal for all dive types.

Andros Island
Bahamas
26-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Turtle nesting season begins

Bimini
Bahamas
25-27°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray sightings begin

Exuma Cays
Bahamas
25-27°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Turtle nesting season begins

Long Island
Bahamas
26-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good conditions for reef diving

Eleuthera
Bahamas
25-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued good conditions

The West Coast
Barbados
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued good conditions, possibility of seeing larger pelagics.

The South Coast
Barbados
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Pleasant diving conditions, warmer water.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good for spotting juvenile fish.

South Shore
Bermuda
22-24°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Early season turtle sightings

21-23°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Humpback whale migration (offshore)

Castle Harbour
Bermuda
21-23°C 20-30m Mild
Salt Island
British Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak sea turtle nesting season, vibrant coral life.

Cayman Brac
Cayman Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent visibility, good for spotting larger marine life.

27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer water temperatures. Good chance of seeing larger reef fish.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Dolphin pods frequently seen.

26-28°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Dolphin sightings are common.

26-28°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Dolphin pods are often seen near the coast.

Cayo Coco
Cuba
26-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting

26-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting

Westpunt
Curaçao
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Turtle mating season

Willemstad
Curaçao
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Turtle sightings

East Point
Curaçao
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, increased activity of reef fish.

Marie Pampoen
Curaçao
27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Warmer water, increased fish activity.

Porto Marie
Curaçao
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, good for spotting moray eels and other reef inhabitants.

Playa Kalki
Curaçao
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, still good marine life.

Mushroom Forest
Curaçao
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer water, still great for observing the unique coral.

27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral

Champagne Reef
Dominica
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Visibility improves, vibrant colors

Punta Cana and Bavaro
Dominican Republic
27-29°C 15-25m Mild
Bayahibe
Dominican Republic
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, warmer waters

La Romana
Dominican Republic
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, warmer waters, abundant reef fish.

Monte Cristi
Dominican Republic
27-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, excellent for observing diverse marine life in the protected bay.

Samaná Peninsula
Dominican Republic
27-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, warmer waters, abundant reef fish.

Grand Anse
Grenada
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, good for macro photography.

Carriacou
Grenada
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, ideal for macro photography of nudibranchs and small critters.

27-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for coral spawning observation.

27-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility for spotting colorful reef fish.

Ile a Vache
Haiti
27-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good time for macro photography with abundant small reef inhabitants.

Port Antonio
Jamaica
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Pleasant diving conditions, good for exploring reefs.

27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Stable conditions, vibrant reef life.

Rincón
Puerto Rico
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Dolphins often seen

Lorient
Saint Barthélemy
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warmest part of the dry season, abundant marine life

Ile Fourchue
Saint Barthélemy
27-30°C 20-30m Moderate

Highlights: Peak visibility, warmer water, strong currents can bring pelagics.

Anse des Cayes
Saint Barthélemy
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good chance to see schooling fish.

Nisbet Plantation Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Dolphins are frequently seen

27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued turtle activity, good for macro life

Anse Cochon
Saint Lucia
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility for exploring the coral reefs

Marigot Bay
Saint Lucia
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good chance to see turtles nesting on nearby beaches.

Rodney Bay
Saint Lucia
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good chance to see turtles nesting on nearby beaches.

27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good visibility. Start of turtle nesting season.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season continues, good overall marine life activity.

Tobago Cays
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good for coral health and reef fish activity.

Mayreau
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, good for coral health and marine life activity.

Union Island
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, abundant reef fish.

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season continues, vibrant coral life.

Simpson Bay
Sint Maarten
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility for wreck diving.

Maho Bay
Sint Maarten
27-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Vibrant coral colors are at their best.

Dawn Beach
Sint Maarten
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Still great visibility, warmer waters. Good chance to see schooling fish.

Little Bay
Sint Maarten
27-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, vibrant reef ecosystem. Good for spotting smaller reef creatures.

Crown Point, Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Still excellent conditions, warmer water.

Charlotteville, Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent conditions, warmer water.

Southwest Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm water and good visibility, a great time for diving.

Grace Bay
Turks and Caicos Islands
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of turtle nesting season.

South Caicos
Turks and Caicos Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray sightings possible

Salt Cay
Turks and Caicos Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of whale season, good reef diving

French Cay
Turks and Caicos Islands
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: End of whale season, good reef diving

Pine Cay
Turks and Caicos Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of whale season, excellent reef diving

St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak turtle nesting season, vibrant coral health

St. John
U.S. Virgin Islands
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Still excellent visibility, warmer water temperatures

Carloz Paz
Argentina
20-23°C 8-15m None

Highlights: Pleasant temperatures, good visibility

22-24°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn, excellent visibility, abundant marine life, good for seahorses

Ilha Grande
Brazil
23-25°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn, good visibility, abundant marine life, possibility of seeing manta rays

Recife
Brazil
26-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Improving visibility, good for marine life

Búzios
Brazil
23-26°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Autumn, good visibility and calmer seas

Maragogi
Brazil
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Rainy season ending, visibility improving. Good time for exploring reefs.

24-27°C 10-20m Mild

Highlights: Rainy season ending, visibility starts to improve. Many small islands to explore.

28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, abundant reef fish.

23-25°C 15-20m Moderate

Highlights: Transition to cooler season, visibility remains good.

23-26°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to cooler, drier season, excellent visibility.

23-26°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Transition to cooler, drier season, improved visibility.

Ayangue
Ecuador
24-27°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Transition to drier season, improved visibility.

27-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good for spotting larger pelagics

Los Frailes
Venezuela
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmest period, good for exploring deeper reefs

Good Diving

Tobermory, Ontario
Canada
5°C 5-10m
Brockville, Ontario
Canada
5°C 5-10m
Banco Chinchorro
Mexico
30°C 15-25m
Veracruz Reef System
Mexico
28°C 10-15m
North Carolina Wrecks
United States
16°C 15-25m
Saint-Pierre's Coastal Waters
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
3°C 10-15m
Catalina Islands
Costa Rica
29°C 10-20m
Bat Islands (Islas Murciélagos)
Costa Rica
29°C 8-15m
Gulf of Papagayo
Costa Rica
31°C 10-20m
Drake Bay
Costa Rica
31°C 8-15m
Los Cobanos
El Salvador
30°C 10-20m
Lake Izabal
Guatemala
30°C 7-12m
Corn Islands
Nicaragua
30°C 15-25m
Apoyo Lagoon
Nicaragua
29°C 8-15m
Gulf of Chiriqui
Panama
30°C 10-20m
Portobelo
Panama
31°C 8-15m
Isla Grande
Panama
31°C 8-15m
Abaco Islands
Bahamas
28°C 15-25m
North Shore
Bermuda
24°C 15-25m
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
29°C 10-20m
Tugboat
Curaçao
30°C 10-20m
Sosua
Dominican Republic
29°C 10-20m
Moliniere Point
Grenada
30°C 10-20m
Grenada's Atlantic Side
Grenada
30°C 10-20m
Flamingo Bay
Grenada
30°C 8-15m
La Gonave Island
Haiti
29°C 8-15m
Gustavia Harbor
Saint Barthélemy
29°C 15-25m
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and Nevis
29°C 10-20m
Frigate Bay, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and Nevis
29°C 10-20m
Oyster Pond
Saint Martin
29°C 10-15m
Canouan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30°C 10-20m
Kingstown and the West Coast
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30°C 15-25m
St. Vincent's East Coast
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30°C 10-20m
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
29°C 15-25m
Villa Traful
Argentina
15°C 8-15m
Fernando de Noronha
Brazil
28°C 15-25m
Easter Island
Chile
23°C 15-25m
Juan Fernandez Archipelago
Chile
18°C 10-20m
Punta de Choros
Chile
17°C 8-15m
Rosario Islands
Colombia
31°C 10-20m
Malpelo Island
Colombia
29°C 10-20m
Gorgona Island
Colombia
29°C 10-15m
Capurganá and Sapzurro
Colombia
30°C 10-15m
Isla Fuerte
Colombia
30°C 10-15m
Taganga
Colombia
30°C 10-20m
Machalilla National Park
Ecuador
26°C 10-15m
Cape Pembroke
Falkland Islands
7°C 10-20m
Jason Islands
Falkland Islands
7°C 10-20m
Paracas
Peru
19°C 8-15m
Punta Sal
Peru
26°C 12-20m
Suriname River
Suriname
30°C 5-10m
Atlantic Coast
Suriname
29°C 12-22m
Mochima National Park
Venezuela
28°C 10-18m
Morrocoy National Park
Venezuela
30°C 10-20m
Isla Margarita
Venezuela
30°C 10-20m
Cayo Sal
Venezuela
30°C 10-20m