Where to Dive in December
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Ojamo Mine
FinlandHighlights: Stable, clear water year-round. Excellent for technical diving and exploring mine shafts.
Silfra Fissure
IcelandHighlights: Crystal clear ice diving, unique geological formations
Atauro Island
East TimorHighlights: Continued excellent diving, manta ray season.
Dili
East TimorHighlights: Peak season for diving, fantastic visibility and warm waters.
Highlights: Prime diving conditions, abundant marine life.
Lakshadweep Islands
IndiaHighlights: Peak season continues, ideal for all types of diving.
Netrani Island
IndiaHighlights: Peak season, best visibility and calm conditions for exploring Netrani's rich marine biodiversity.
Okinawa
JapanHighlights: Early winter, excellent visibility, start of whale season
Izu Peninsula
JapanHighlights: Early winter, excellent visibility, cooler water
Sipadan Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Return to excellent visibility and calm seas.
North Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Peak manta ray season, ideal diving conditions
South Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Peak manta ray season, ideal diving conditions
Raa Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta rays and whale sharks
Western Rocky
MyanmarHighlights: Continued excellent conditions for manta rays and whale sharks
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak manta ray and shark season, incredible biodiversity
Apo Reef
PhilippinesHighlights: Excellent conditions return, high chance of seeing sharks and large schools of fish.
Panglao Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, great visibility.
Camiguin
PhilippinesHighlights: Great visibility, good chance of seeing manta rays.
Kalpitiya
Sri LankaHighlights: Excellent visibility, continued manta ray sightings, potential for whale sharks
Mirissa
Sri LankaHighlights: Excellent visibility, continued manta ray sightings, possibility of blue whales
Pigeon Island National Park
Sri LankaHighlights: Continued excellent visibility and pelagic sightings
Similan Islands
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, ideal conditions for diving with abundant marine life.
Surin Islands
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, ideal conditions for diving with abundant marine life.
Phuket
ThailandHighlights: Peak tourist season, ideal diving conditions. Great for spotting larger pelagics.
Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
ThailandHighlights: Peak manta ray season, ideal conditions for spotting these magnificent creatures. Currents can be strong.
Koh Lanta
ThailandHighlights: Peak of the dry season, ideal diving conditions. Great for spotting a variety of reef fish and larger marine animals.
Krabi
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, crystal clear waters, abundant marine life.
Koh Phi Phi
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, crystal clear waters, abundant marine life, and great chances to see large pelagics.
Koh Chang
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, ideal diving conditions, high chance of marine life encounters.
Nui Chua National Park
VietnamHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing. Clear waters and abundant marine life.
Highlights: Ideal conditions for exploring the unique cenote systems.
Lighthouse Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings, superb visibility.
Roatán
HondurasHighlights: Continued excellent diving, whale shark season in full swing
Sandy Ground
AnguillaHighlights: Peak season for clear waters and abundant marine life.
South Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Start of the prime diving season. Excellent visibility and calm waters.
West Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Start of the prime diving season. Very calm seas and excellent visibility.
Grand Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Prime diving season begins. Abundant marine life and crystal clear waters.
Porto Marie
CuraçaoHighlights: Excellent conditions, often see eagle rays and large schools of fish.
Mushroom Forest
CuraçaoHighlights: Prime time for exploring the unique Mushroom Forest.
Fajardo
Puerto RicoHighlights: Manta ray season continues, start of whale watching
Culebra
Puerto RicoHighlights: Manta ray season continues, start of whale watching season
Vieques
Puerto RicoHighlights: Manta ray season continues, start of whale watching season, bioluminescent bay tours
Colombier Bay
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Peak season for visibility and calm conditions.
Pain de Sucre
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Peak season for visibility and calm conditions, ideal for all skill levels.
Sandy Point, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Holiday season, excellent diving conditions.
Charlestown, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Festive season, great diving conditions.
Oualie Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Holiday season, ideal conditions for shore diving.
Sint Maarten Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Holiday season diving, calm seas and exceptional visibility. Manta ray sightings are possible.
French Marine Reserves
Saint MartinHighlights: Excellent visibility, beginning of manta ray season, ideal for encountering larger marine animals.
Charlotteville, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Holiday season diving, generally calm and clear, a great time to visit.
Store Bay, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Whale shark season in full swing, great visibility.
Mt. Irvine, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Whale shark season in full swing, great visibility.
Grace Bay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Humpback whale migration in full swing, great visibility.
West Caicos
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season, good chance of seeing dolphins
Northwest Point
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season, strong currents can bring pelagics
St. John
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Peak season for clear water and abundant marine life within the National Park
Galápagos Islands
EcuadorHighlights: Warm season continues, ideal for diving with penguins and sea lions.
Los Roques Archipelago
VenezuelaHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life
Cayo Sal
VenezuelaHighlights: Manta ray season continues, great for underwater photography.
Petite Côte
SenegalHighlights: Best diving conditions of the year, very clear water, potential for large pelagics.
Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and PrÃncipeHighlights: Manta ray season continues, start of turtle nesting
Dissei Island
EritreaHighlights: Excellent conditions continue, potential for whale sharks.
Nora and Nokra Islands
EritreaHighlights: Continued excellent visibility, ideal for all types of diving.
Sodwana Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent coral visibility
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, very little rain
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, very little rain
Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Peak manta ray season, crystal clear waters.
Umluj
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Start of the prime season for dugongs and clear waters
Osprey Reef
AustraliaHighlights: Summer warmth, continued manta ray sightings and excellent visibility
The Flying Fish Cove
Christmas IslandHighlights: Continued excellent diving, peak whale shark season.
Thundercliff Cave
Christmas IslandHighlights: Peak manta ray season, possibility of whale sharks
Direction Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Peak manta ray season, possibility of whale sharks
West Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Peak manta ray season, possibility of whale sharks
Pohnpei
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, exceptional visibility
Kosrae
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal diving conditions
Yap
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, exceptional visibility
Blue Hole
GuamHighlights: Festive season diving with superb visibility in the Blue Hole.
Highlights: Peak manta ray season, significant shark aggregations, pristine reefs
Bikini Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Exceptional visibility, prime manta ray sightings, festive atmosphere
Koh Lipe
ThailandHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, ideal for all divers.
Koh Racha
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, calm seas and crystal clear water, manta ray season continues.
Koh Tarutao
ThailandHighlights: Peak season continues, great for all types of diving.
Saint Martin's Island
BangladeshHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, diverse species
Koh Tang
CambodiaHighlights: Peak season, clear waters and abundant marine life
Goa
IndiaHighlights: Peak season, best visibility and calm conditions for wreck and reef diving.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: Still excellent diving, good for spotting sharks and large schools of fish.
Banda Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to rainy season, still good diving
Mergui Archipelago
MyanmarHighlights: Peak dry season, good visibility and marine life
Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago
MyanmarHighlights: Peak manta ray and whale shark season
Black Rock
MyanmarHighlights: Peak manta ray season, good for whale shark sightings
Anilao
PhilippinesHighlights: Holiday season, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Malapascua Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Holiday season, prime time for thresher shark sightings.
Puerto Galera
PhilippinesHighlights: Continued good diving conditions, manta rays still present.
Verde Island Passage
PhilippinesHighlights: Continued good diving with manta rays. Excellent biodiversity.
Highlights: Good visibility, calm seas, potential for whale sharks.
Weligama
Sri LankaHighlights: Peak whale shark season, calm seas and great visibility.
Trincomalee
Sri LankaHighlights: Peak blue whale migration season, excellent diving conditions.
Negombo
Sri LankaHighlights: Calm seas, great visibility for exploring reefs and shipwrecks
Unawatuna
Sri LankaHighlights: Good visibility, potential for whale shark sightings offshore
Pattaya
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Nha Trang
VietnamHighlights: Pleasant temperatures and good visibility, festive season diving.
Con Dao
VietnamHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal diving conditions, possibility of whale sharks.
Da Nang
VietnamHighlights: Calm seas and clear waters, ideal for all levels of divers
Whale Island
VietnamHighlights: Calm seas and clear waters, ideal for exploring the reefs
Socorro Island
MexicoHighlights: Humpback whales begin to arrive, marking the start of their season.
Sea of Cortez
MexicoHighlights: Continued manta ray season, whale sharks may start appearing
Cabo Pulmo
MexicoHighlights: Continued manta ray season, whale sharks may start appearing
Banco Chinchorro
MexicoHighlights: Manta ray season continues, whale shark sightings still possible
Veracruz Reef System
MexicoHighlights: Pleasant temperatures and good visibility for reef and wreck diving
Florida Keys
United StatesHighlights: Cooler water, excellent visibility, start of lobster season.
Ambergris Caye
BelizeHighlights: Manta ray season continues, whale shark sightings begin
Belize Barrier Reef
BelizeHighlights: Manta ray season continues, whale shark sightings begin
Turneffe Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings, good visibility.
Glovers Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings, very good diving conditions.
Caño Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Dry season, clear waters, abundant marine life, whale sightings
Catalina Islands
Costa RicaHighlights: Dry season, clear waters, abundant marine life, whale sightings
Gulf of Papagayo
Costa RicaHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good chance of seeing humpback whales offshore.
Drake Bay
Costa RicaHighlights: Dry season, ideal for spotting humpback whales and dolphins.
Guanaja
HondurasHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings, festive season diving
Corn Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings, good visibility.
Solentiname Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Holiday season, calm seas and clear water
Coiba National Park
PanamaHighlights: End of whale shark season, good overall diving
Gulf of Chiriqui
PanamaHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good chance of whales
San Blas Islands
PanamaHighlights: Holiday season, excellent diving conditions.
Shoal Bay
AnguillaHighlights: Holiday season, excellent visibility for enjoying the vibrant reef.
Prickly Pear Cays
AnguillaHighlights: Calm seas, good for exploring shallow reefs
North Coast of Antigua
Antigua and BarbudaHighlights: Manta ray season, whale shark sightings possible
South Coast of Antigua
Antigua and BarbudaHighlights: Manta ray season, good for wreck diving
East Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Excellent for drift dives and encountering larger marine species. Currents are generally manageable.
Northern Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing manta rays and turtles.
Grand Bahama Island
BahamasHighlights: Excellent conditions for shark diving and exploring reefs.
Nassau
BahamasHighlights: Excellent conditions for shark diving and exploring the famous 'Wall'.
Exuma Cays
BahamasHighlights: Great visibility for exploring the famous Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park
Eleuthera
BahamasHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings and excellent reef diving
San Salvador
BahamasHighlights: Good chance of seeing reef sharks, start of whale season
The West Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Festive season diving, good visibility and calm seas.
The South Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Holiday season diving, good visibility and calm seas.
Folkestone Marine Park
BarbadosHighlights: Festive season diving, good visibility and calm seas within the park.
Tortola and Surrounding Waters
British Virgin IslandsVirgin Gorda and Neighboring Sites
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Good visibility, festive season diving.
Cooper Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Good visibility, calm conditions for holiday diving.
Anegada
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Good visibility, calm conditions for exploring the reef.
Salt Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta rays still present. Start of the dry season.
Cayman Brac
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Start of the peak diving season. Clear waters and abundant marine life.
Little Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Good chances for seeing large pelagics. Festive season diving.
Jardines de la Reina
CubaHighlights: Excellent shark diving conditions. Cooler water temperatures.
Isla de la Juventud
CubaHighlights: Start of whale shark season in nearby waters.
East Point
CuraçaoHighlights: Continued good conditions, potential for dolphin pods.
Marie Pampoen
CuraçaoHighlights: Excellent conditions for shore diving, often see seahorses.
Tugboat
CuraçaoHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the Tugboat wreck.
The Cabrits Dive Centre Zone
DominicaHighlights: Dry season continues, great visibility, potential for humpback whales.
Pointe Michel
DominicaHighlights: Dry season, excellent conditions for exploring the reefs.
Toucari Bay
DominicaHighlights: Dry season, calm and clear waters, ideal for all levels of divers.
Punta Cana and Bavaro
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Humpback whale sightings begin offshore
La Romana
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Good visibility, start of the dry season, potential for whale shark sightings.
Samaná Peninsula
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Good visibility, humpback whales begin to arrive, ideal for diving and whale watching.
Grand Anse
GrenadaHighlights: Festive season, calm waters and excellent visibility.
Moliniere Point
GrenadaHighlights: Calm seas and clear water, ideal for exploring the sculptures.
Carriacou
GrenadaHighlights: Calm seas and clear waters, ideal for exploring the numerous dive sites.
Grenada's Atlantic Side
GrenadaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season.
Flamingo Bay
GrenadaHighlights: Calm seas and clear water, ideal for all levels of divers.
La Gonave Island
HaitiHighlights: Start of the dry season, calm waters and clear visibility.
Cote des Arcadins
HaitiHighlights: Holiday season diving, ideal conditions for exploring shipwrecks.
Cap-Haitien and Labadee
HaitiHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, possibility of spotting larger marine life like turtles.
Ile a Vache
HaitiHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, possibility of seeing larger fish species.
Montego Bay Marine Park
JamaicaHighlights: Calm seas, ideal for all skill levels.
Runaway Bay
JamaicaHighlights: Holiday season, excellent diving conditions with good visibility.
Northwest Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Good visibility, possibility of seeing migrating whales offshore.
Rendezvous Bay
MontserratHighlights: Calm waters and good visibility, pleasant for diving.
La Parguera
Puerto RicoHighlights: Holiday season, pleasant temperatures, good visibility.
Isla de Mona
Puerto RicoHighlights: Holiday season, pleasant temperatures, excellent visibility for exploring.
Desecheo Island
Puerto RicoHighlights: Holiday season, pleasant temperatures, excellent visibility for exploring.
Lorient
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Manta ray season, great for macro photography
Ile Fourchue
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: High visibility, good for exploring the reefs with currents.
Anse des Cayes
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Holiday season diving, great visibility and abundant marine life.
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Pleasant diving conditions, ideal for exploring shipwrecks and reefs.
Frigate Bay, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Holiday season diving, great for exploring the vibrant reef ecosystem.
Nisbet Plantation Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Peak dry season, clear waters and abundant marine life
Soufriere Marine Management Area (SMMA)
Saint LuciaHighlights: Peak dry season, calm waters and abundant marine life
Anse Cochon
Saint LuciaHighlights: Peak dry season, calm waters and abundant reef life
Marigot Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Holiday season diving, calm waters and clear visibility.
Rodney Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Holiday season diving, calm waters and clear visibility.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Excellent visibility, beginning of manta ray season.
Bequia
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Clear waters, start of the dry season
Mustique
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Calm seas and clear waters, start of the dry season
Tobago Cays
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Canouan
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Clear waters, ideal for exploring the diverse marine life.
Mayreau
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Manta ray season, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Union Island
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance to see schooling fish.
Kingstown and the West Coast
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for seeing schools of fish.
St. Vincent's East Coast
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Good visibility, currents can bring in diverse marine life.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Sint MaartenHighlights: Start of the dry season, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Dawn Beach
Sint MaartenHighlights: Excellent visibility and calm conditions. Ideal for exploring the reef.
Little Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Excellent visibility and calm seas. Ideal for all levels of divers.
Speyside, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Excellent visibility and calm seas. Ideal for exploring the diverse marine life.
Crown Point, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Holiday season diving, generally calm and clear.
Southwest Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Holiday season diving, generally calm and clear waters.
South Caicos
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Good for exploring reefs and walls
French Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Start of humpback whale migration
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent conditions for wreck diving
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Consistent good visibility, ideal for wreck and wall diving
Buck Island, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, excellent visibility, festive underwater atmosphere.
Mar del Plata
ArgentinaHighlights: Peak season for sea lions, excellent visibility
Fernando de Noronha
BrazilHighlights: Start of summer, excellent visibility and marine life
Highlights: Humpback whale season in full swing, calves are active
Easter Island
ChileHighlights: Summer diving begins, warm water and clear conditions.
Highlights: Summer diving begins, good conditions for exploring.
Punta de Choros
ChileHighlights: Summer diving begins, good conditions for wildlife.
San Andres and Providencia
ColombiaHighlights: Continued good visibility and manta ray sightings.
Rosario Islands
ColombiaHighlights: Festive season, calm waters and excellent diving conditions.
Malpelo Island
ColombiaHighlights: Good chances of seeing large pelagics, including sharks and whales.
Taganga
ColombiaHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season tapers off, festive season diving.
San Cristobal Island
EcuadorHighlights: Holiday season, sea lions are very active, good chances for schooling fish.
Stanley
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Peak season for diving with good temperatures and visibility.
Cape Pembroke
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Peak season with good temperatures and visibility, ideal for spotting seals.
Jason Islands
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Peak season with good temperatures and visibility, offering a truly wild diving experience.
Pebble Island
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Summer arrives, best visibility and warmer temperatures
Sea Lion Island
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Summer, ideal for observing seals and other marine life
West Falkland
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Summer, best visibility and warmest water
South Georgia Island
South Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsHighlights: Peak whale watching season, good diving
South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsHighlights: Good diving conditions, potential for icebergs
Punta del Este
UruguayHighlights: Summer season begins, excellent visibility and warmer waters. Sea lions are often present.
La Paloma
UruguayHighlights: Summer season, ideal for diving with warm water and good visibility. Sea lions are common.
Piriapolis
UruguayHighlights: Summer season, ideal for diving with warm water and good visibility.
Rivera de Solis
UruguayHighlights: Summer diving, good conditions and marine life
Mochima National Park
VenezuelaHighlights: Great diving conditions, abundant marine life
Sharm El Sheikh
EgyptHighlights: Cooler water, but still great for diving. Potential for hammerhead sharks.
Hurghada
EgyptHighlights: Cooler water, but still great for diving. Good chance to see dugongs.
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Good for pelagic sightings, strong currents can bring nutrients
Sha'ab Rumi
SudanHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good for shark sightings.
Sanganeb Atoll
SudanHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good for shark sightings.
Suakin Archipelago
SudanHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good for diverse reef and wreck diving.
Sassandra
Côte d'IvoireHighlights: Continued excellent conditions for pelagic encounters and reef diving.
Cape Point
GambiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions for pelagic encounters and exploring shipwrecks.
Fajara Beach
GambiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, ideal for exploring the diverse marine life around Fajara Beach.
Bijilo Underwater Park
GambiaHighlights: Prime diving conditions, high chance of seeing diverse marine life.
Highlights: Prime diving conditions, high chance of seeing diverse marine life around the historical structures.
Highlights: Prime diving conditions, high chance of seeing a variety of marine life and observing the rich bird ecosystem.
Sangareya Bay
GuineaHighlights: Good visibility, continued marine life activity
Bijagos Archipelago
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good visibility
Lagos Lagoon
NigeriaHighlights: Best visibility of the year, ideal for exploring the lagoon.
Cap-Vert Peninsula
SenegalHighlights: Good visibility, start of humpback whale season offshore
Casamance Coast
SenegalHighlights: Good visibility, start of humpback whale season offshore
Mayumba National Park
GabonHighlights: Manta ray season continues, start of humpback whale migration
São Tomé Northern Coast
São Tomé and PrÃncipeHighlights: End of manta ray season, start of turtle nesting
PrÃncipe Island
São Tomé and PrÃncipeHighlights: Start of rainy season, good for macro life.
Highlights: Continued manta ray sightings, potential for whale sharks
Moucha Island
DjiboutiHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for pelagic life
Maskali Island
DjiboutiHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale sharks
Flic en Flac
MauritiusHighlights: Warm water, good for diving, but occasional rain showers.
Grand Bay
MauritiusHighlights: Warm water, good for diving, but expect occasional rain.
Trou aux Biches
MauritiusHighlights: Warm water, good for diving, but expect occasional rain.
Bazaruto Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: Continued manta ray and whale shark sightings.
Tofo Beach
MozambiqueHighlights: Continued manta ray and whale shark sightings.
Ponta do Ouro
MozambiqueHighlights: Good for shark diving and general reef exploration.
Saint-Gilles
RéunionHighlights: Summer, good visibility, potential for early humpback whale sightings
Saint-Leu
RéunionHighlights: Summer, good visibility, potential for early humpback whale sightings
La Possession
RéunionHighlights: Good marine life activity, potential for early whale shark sightings
Mahe
SeychellesHighlights: Good marine life activity, potential for early whale shark sightings
Pemba Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Short rains continue, visibility can be variable.
Durban
South AfricaHighlights: Summer diving, warm waters and excellent visibility
Plettenberg Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Peak summer diving, warm water, great visibility, abundant marine life
Musandam Peninsula
OmanHighlights: Cooler water, good visibility, potential for whale sharks
Red Sea - Jeddah
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Pleasant temperatures and good visibility.
Yanbu
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Cooler waters, good visibility for reef exploration.
Ras Mohammed National Park
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Cooler waters, excellent visibility for exploring the iconic dive sites.
Kamaran Island
YemenHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings, good visibility.
Highlights: Continued excellent visibility and marine life encounters.
Hanish Islands
YemenHighlights: Continued good visibility and marine life encounters.
South West Rocks
AustraliaHighlights: Summer diving, warm water, good shark sightings
Lord Howe Island
AustraliaHighlights: Summer diving, warm water, excellent visibility, ideal for all levels
Moreton Island
AustraliaHighlights: Continued warm waters and manta ray sightings
SS Yongala Wreck
AustraliaHighlights: Start of summer, warm water and abundant fish life.
Poor Knights Islands
New ZealandHighlights: Start of summer, excellent conditions for exploring the rich marine reserve.
Bay of Islands
New ZealandHighlights: Summer diving begins, warm water, clear visibility, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Goat Island
New ZealandHighlights: Summer diving begins, warm water, clear visibility, ideal for exploring the marine reserve.
Kaikoura
New ZealandHighlights: Summer diving, warm temperatures and excellent visibility. Great for seal encounters.
Marlborough Sounds
New ZealandHighlights: Summer diving, warm water and excellent visibility. Abundant fish life.
Stewart Island
New ZealandHighlights: Summer diving, warm water and excellent visibility. Abundant fish life and potential for seal encounters.
Tutukaka Coast
New ZealandHighlights: Peak summer diving, warm water and fantastic visibility.
Isle of Pines
New CaledoniaHighlights: Start of summer, warm waters, good for spotting schooling fish
Loyalty Islands
New CaledoniaHighlights: Summer conditions, warm water, good for spotting larger fish
The Barrier Reef
New CaledoniaHighlights: Summer conditions, warm water, good for spotting schooling fish and turtles
Milne Bay
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Continued good manta ray sightings. Macro life is excellent.
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Good visibility, ideal for wreck diving
Apra Harbor
GuamHighlights: Manta ray season continues, excellent diving conditions.
Tumon Bay
GuamHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good chance of encounters.
Cocos Island
GuamHighlights: Manta ray season continues, excellent diving with high visibility.
Piti Bomb Holes
GuamHighlights: Festive season diving with good visibility and marine life.
Kiritimati Island
KiribatiHighlights: Festive season diving with good visibility and a high chance of seeing sharks.
Millennium Atoll
KiribatiHighlights: Peak manta ray season, potential for whale sharks
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island)
KiribatiHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings, festive atmosphere
Majuro Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season, good chance of seeing sharks
Saipan
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Holiday season, good diving conditions
Tinian
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Holiday season, good diving conditions
Peleliu Wall
PalauHighlights: Start of the dry season, ideal for drift dives along the wall.
Ngemelis Wall
PalauHighlights: Start of the dry season, great for exploring the wall's diverse ecosystem.
Blue Holes
PalauHighlights: Good visibility, suitable for exploring the geological features.
Rose Atoll
American SamoaHighlights: Good reef fish activity, potential for juvenile turtles
Highlights: Warm waters, but visibility can be reduced by rain.
Tamakautoga
NiueHighlights: Warm waters, but visibility can be reduced by rain.
Oeno Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: Rainy season, potential for increased plankton
Koh Samui
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Koh Phangan
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, clear waters and good conditions for diving.
Koh Phayam
ThailandHighlights: Continued good diving conditions, popular for macro photography.