Where to Dive in August
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Alor Archipelago
IndonesiaHighlights: Manta ray season winding down, good pelagic sightings
Sipadan Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Excellent conditions for seeing large pelagics.
Com
East TimorHighlights: Continued good chances for manta rays and other large pelagics.
Jacó Island
East TimorHighlights: Continued good chances for manta rays and other large pelagics, currents can be stronger.
K41 - Dive Site near Dili
East TimorHighlights: Continued good macro life, potential for passing pelagics.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: Wetter season, potential for plankton blooms attracting mantas.
Komodo National Park
IndonesiaHighlights: Good chance of seeing schooling fish
Lombok and the Gili Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Good chance of seeing schooling fish and turtles
Bangka and Belitung Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: End of dry season, good visibility
Almaty Region Mountain Lakes
KazakhstanHighlights: Still good diving conditions, though visibility might slightly decrease due to increased plankton.
Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan Sector
KazakhstanHighlights: Still warm and good for diving. Plankton can affect visibility.
Lake Issyk-Kul
KyrgyzstanHighlights: Still good diving conditions, though visibility might slightly decrease due to increased plankton.
Ala-Archa Gorge
KyrgyzstanHighlights: Late summer, still good diving conditions.
Tioman Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Still good visibility, potential for manta rays
Redang Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Good chance of seeing turtles and reef sharks, end of manta season.
Perhentian Islands
MalaysiaHighlights: Good chance of seeing turtles and reef sharks, end of manta season.
Tenggol Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Good chance of seeing turtles and reef sharks, end of manta season.
Baa Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Continued peak manta ray and whale shark season in Hanifaru Bay
Green Island
TaiwanHighlights: Summer, potential for afternoon showers
Orchid Island (Lanyu)
TaiwanHighlights: Warmest waters, good for macro photography
Xiaoliuqiu (Lambai Island)
TaiwanHighlights: End of manta ray season, good for macro life.
Long Dong (Dragon Cave)
TaiwanHighlights: Continued warm water diving, good for macro photography.