Where to Dive in April

The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month

Excellent Diving

26-29°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray and whale shark season continues. Warm, clear waters.

Kraken Springs
Georgia
12-14°C 20-30m None Rainy

Highlights: Peak visibility, abundant aquatic life

Raja Ampat
Indonesia
28-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Peak season, exceptional visibility, diverse coral reefs and pelagics.

Sulawesi
Indonesia
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Transition to drier season, great for muck diving

Alor Archipelago
Indonesia
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, diverse marine life

Banda Islands
Indonesia
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility, abundant marine life

Hachijo-jima
Japan
20-23°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, abundant pelagics, good for macro

28-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent chances for hammerhead sharks and schooling pelagics

Redang Island
Malaysia
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for whale sharks (though less common than further south), vibrant coral.

28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Start of the peak season, vibrant corals and abundant reef fish.

Tenggol Island
Malaysia
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for whale sharks (though less common than further south), vibrant coral.

Lankayan Island
Malaysia
28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef fish

Mataking Island
Malaysia
28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Abundant coral gardens and diverse fish life

28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of peak season, still great diving

Balicasag Island
Philippines
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued manta ray activity, vibrant coral

29-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warmest water temperatures, abundant marine life.

28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent manta ray sightings. Warmest water temperatures.

Brunei Bay
Brunei
28-31°C 12-18m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Increased sightings of reef sharks

Pelong Rocks
Brunei
27-30°C 15-20m Moderate Rainy

Highlights: Manta rays are often seen here

Muara
Brunei
28-31°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Good conditions for exploring the reefs.

28-31°C 10-15m Mild

Highlights: Ideal conditions for wreck diving.

28-31°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for clear water and abundant marine life.

Sanya
China
25-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent for pelagic encounters.

Atauro Island
East Timor
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Still great diving, visibility might slightly decrease.

Com
East Timor
27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef fish, good chance for schooling pelagics.

Jacó Island
East Timor
27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, strong chance of encountering schooling fish and larger pelagics due to currents.

27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral gardens, diverse reef fish population.

Lake Jocassee
Georgia
10-16°C 10-20m None Rainy

Highlights: Fish spawning activity

Sai Kung
Hong Kong
22-25°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral growth.

Port Shelter
Hong Kong
22-25°C 12-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, corals starting to flourish.

Sharp Island
Hong Kong
22-25°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for clear water and abundant marine life.

Hoi Ha Wan
Hong Kong
22-25°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Coral spawning season

Ninepin Islands
Hong Kong
22-25°C 20-25m Moderate

Highlights: Coral spawning season

Tung Ping Chau
Hong Kong
22-25°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good time for spotting larger fish species.

Basalt Island
Hong Kong
22-25°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good time for spotting larger fish species.

29-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, visibility can slightly decrease due to plankton.

29-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Peak manta ray season, warmer waters.

Bali
Indonesia
28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for muck diving and reefs.

27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to drier season, good visibility

27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, good for exploring reefs

29-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, diverse coral reefs

Cendrawasih Bay
Indonesia
30-32°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good whale shark sightings

17-20°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Spring, water warming, increasing marine life

23-25°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Start of manta ray season

Ishigaki
Japan
23-25°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Start of manta ray season

Kushimoto
Japan
19-22°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Spring bloom, good visibility

22-24°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season, good chance of seeing dolphins

Sipadan Island
Malaysia
29-31°C 15-25m Moderate

Highlights: Warmer water, increased chance of plankton blooms.

Mabul Island
Malaysia
29-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Abundant macro life, good chance of seeing frogfish

Tioman Island
Malaysia
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Ideal conditions for exploring coral gardens

Kapalai Island
Malaysia
28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral reefs

North Male Atoll
Maldives
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to wetter season, visibility may decrease slightly

South Male Atoll
Maldives
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to wetter season, visibility may decrease slightly

Ari Atoll
Maldives
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued manta ray activity

Vaavu Atoll
Maldives
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good conditions for channel dives

Raa Atoll
Maldives
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to warmer waters, still good manta ray activity

Western Rocky
Myanmar
29-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Hot season, vibrant reef fish

Karachi Coast
Pakistan
23-26°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Plankton blooms can attract larger pelagics

Ormara Coast
Pakistan
25-28°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Peak whale shark season

Apo Reef
Philippines
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak of warmer season, good for seeing a variety of reef fish.

Coron
Philippines
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing larger pelagics

Moalboal
Philippines
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing thresher sharks

Dauin
Philippines
28-30°C 10-20m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good for spotting frogfish and cuttlefish

Puerto Galera
Philippines
28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Still excellent diving, water warms up, good chance of seeing turtles.

Verde Island Passage
Philippines
28-31°C 20-30m Moderate

Highlights: Warm water, good visibility. Potential for schooling fish.

Panglao Island
Philippines
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing schooling fish.

Siquijor
Philippines
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing turtles.

Camiguin
Philippines
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good for spotting reef sharks.

Ulleungdo Island
South Korea
12-16°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Increasing marine life activity, excellent visibility

28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season continues

Green Island
Taiwan
21-24°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Spring bloom, good for seeing a variety of fish

23-26°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Start of turtle nesting season

22-25°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of coral spawning season

21-24°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of coral growth season

24-27°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak turtle nesting season, good chance to see juveniles.

Similan Islands
Thailand
29-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, good for macro life.

Surin Islands
Thailand
29-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, good for exploring reefs.

Koh Chang
Thailand
29-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: End of dry season, still good diving conditions.

Koh Lipe
Thailand
30-32°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Still excellent diving conditions, less crowded than peak season.

Koh Kood
Thailand
29-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak of the hot season, water is very warm.

Koh Racha
Thailand
29-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak of the hot season, water is very warm.

Nha Trang
Vietnam
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, good chance to see nudibranchs and small reef fish.

Hoi An
Vietnam
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, abundant fish life

Da Nang
Vietnam
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, abundant schools of fish

Whale Island
Vietnam
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm water, good chance of seeing turtles

Good Diving

Lake Sevan
Armenia
10°C 10-15m
Caspian Sea - Azerbaijani Coast
Azerbaijan
14°C 10-15m
Gobustan Rock Art
Azerbaijan
14°C 10-15m
Shirvan National Park
Azerbaijan
15°C 10-20m
Saint Martin's Island
Bangladesh
30°C 10-20m
Cox's Bazar
Bangladesh
30°C 10-20m
Teknaf
Bangladesh
30°C 10-18m
Kuakata
Bangladesh
29°C 8-15m
Maheshkhali Island
Bangladesh
30°C 10-18m
Koh Tang
Cambodia
32°C 10-20m
Koh Prins
Cambodia
32°C 8-18m
Sihanoukville
Cambodia
32°C 8-13m
Zhuhai
China
23°C 10-20m
Fuxian Lake
China
19°C 10-15m
Dili
East Timor
30°C 10-20m
Lake Lanier
Georgia
16°C 8-15m
Breaker Reef
Hong Kong
25°C 12-18m
Goa
India
31°C 8-12m
Netrani Island
India
31°C 12-18m
Pondicherry
India
32°C 10-20m
Okinawa
Japan
23°C 15-20m
Yakushima
Japan
22°C 15-20m
Shiretoko Peninsula
Japan
6°C 10-20m
Almaty Region Mountain Lakes
Kazakhstan
6°C 10-15m
Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan Sector
Kazakhstan
12°C 15-20m
Lake Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
6°C 10-15m
Lake Song-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
6°C 10-15m
Ala-Archa Gorge
Kyrgyzstan
6°C 10-15m
Pom Pom Island
Malaysia
31°C 10-20m
Baa Atoll
Maldives
30°C 10-20m
Lhaviyani Atoll
Maldives
30°C 15-25m
Meemu Atoll
Maldives
30°C 15-25m
Addu Atoll
Maldives
30°C 10-20m
Thaa Atoll
Maldives
30°C 10-20m
Mergui Archipelago
Myanmar
31°C 10-20m
Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago
Myanmar
32°C 10-15m
Black Rock
Myanmar
30°C 10-15m
Phewa Lake
Nepal
23°C 10-15m
Astola Island
Pakistan
27°C 12-18m
Jiwani Coast
Pakistan
27°C 10-15m
Anilao
Philippines
30°C 10-20m
Malapascua Island
Philippines
30°C 10-20m
Padre Burgos
Philippines
31°C 10-20m
Pulau Hantu
Singapore
31°C 8-12m
Sisters' Island Marine Park
Singapore
31°C 8-12m
Jeju Island
South Korea
17°C 10-15m
East Sea
South Korea
15°C 10-15m
Busan
South Korea
17°C 10-15m
Geoje Island
South Korea
16°C 10-15m
Hikkaduwa
Sri Lanka
31°C 10-20m
Weligama
Sri Lanka
31°C 8-15m
Trincomalee
Sri Lanka
31°C 10-20m
Kalpitiya
Sri Lanka
32°C 10-20m
Mirissa
Sri Lanka
32°C 10-20m
Unawatuna
Sri Lanka
31°C 10-20m
Long Dong (Dragon Cave)
Taiwan
24°C 15-20m
Fulong Beach
Taiwan
24°C 10-15m
Lake Iskanderkul
Tajikistan
12°C 10-20m
Lake Sarez
Tajikistan
10°C 10-20m
Karakul Lake
Tajikistan
8°C 10-20m
Koh Tao
Thailand
31°C 10-15m
Phuket
Thailand
31°C 10-20m
Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
Thailand
31°C 10-20m
Koh Lanta
Thailand
31°C 10-15m
Pattaya
Thailand
32°C 8-18m
Krabi
Thailand
32°C 10-20m
Koh Phi Phi
Thailand
32°C 10-20m
Koh Samui
Thailand
31°C 10-15m
Koh Phangan
Thailand
31°C 10-15m
Koh Samet
Thailand
31°C 10-20m
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Thailand
33°C 10-20m
Koh Tarutao
Thailand
33°C 15-25m
Koh Phayam
Thailand
33°C 10-20m
Aydarkul Lake
Uzbekistan
12°C 10-15m
Charvak Reservoir
Uzbekistan
12°C 10-15m
Phu Quoc
Vietnam
32°C 10-15m
Con Dao
Vietnam
32°C 10-15m