Where to Dive in February

The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month

Excellent Diving

Corisco Island
Equatorial Guinea
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, calm seas, excellent for photography.

Annobón Island
Equatorial Guinea
28-31°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for visibility and calm seas, ideal for all diving levels.

Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and Príncipe
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for turtles and reef fish

Príncipe Island
São Tomé and Príncipe
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Humpback whale season, pristine conditions.

27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility

Pemba Island
Tanzania
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued exceptional visibility, ideal for exploring the 'Channels'.

Sodwana Bay
South Africa
26-29°C 20-30m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Excellent coral visibility, abundant reef fish

Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean Territory
28-30°C 20-30m+ Mild

Highlights: Continued pristine conditions, ideal for sharks and rays

Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean Territory
28-30°C 20-30m+ Mild

Highlights: Pristine conditions, ideal for exploring the extensive reefs

Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean Territory
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent conditions, peak manta ray season.

21-23°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, possibility of seeing dolphins.

Dahab
Egypt
21-23°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Consistent conditions, good for technical diving.

Marsa Alam
Egypt
22-24°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Dolphins often seen, good for macro life

Tiran Island
Egypt
21-23°C 20-30m Moderate

Highlights: Good for pelagic sightings, strong currents can bring nutrients

Safaga
Egypt
22-24°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Stable conditions, excellent for exploring reefs.

Hamata
Egypt
22-24°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Stable conditions, excellent for reef exploration.

Port Sudan
Sudan
26-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Hammerhead shark migrations

Sha'ab Rumi
Sudan
25-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Hammerhead shark sightings can increase.

25-28°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Consistent good visibility, potential for schooling hammerheads.

Angarosh
Sudan
25-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, potential for whale sharks

Sal Island
Cabo Verde
22-24°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Whale shark sightings possible

Maio Island
Cabo Verde
22-24°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good for reef diving, potential for turtles

Loos Islands
Guinea
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good conditions

Bijagos Archipelago
Guinea-Bissau
25-28°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, potential for whale sharks

Orango Islands
Guinea-Bissau
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility.

26-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, peak turtle nesting season.

Petite Côte
Senegal
23-26°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent visibility, potential for whale sharks passing.

Bioko Island
Equatorial Guinea
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak whale shark season, calm seas.

São Tomé Northern Coast
São Tomé and Príncipe
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Turtle nesting season

São Tomé Southern Coast
São Tomé and Príncipe
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark season.

Pedras Tinhosas
São Tomé and Príncipe
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Whale shark season, excellent conditions.

27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility

Grande Comore
Comoros
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility

Gulf of Tadjoura
Djibouti
25-27°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Whale shark season, good visibility

26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued whale shark potential

Maskali Island
Djibouti
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Stable conditions, good for macro photography

27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Whale shark season, good coral health

Massawa
Eritrea
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Wreck diving, good for pelagic sightings

Dissei Island
Eritrea
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark season.

26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent visibility, potential for larger marine life.

27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark sightings possible

27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for photography

27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Clear waters, ideal for exploring reef systems

27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark season.

27-30°C 10-20m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark season.

27-30°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Continued whale shark and humpback whale season.

Tofo Beach
Mozambique
27-30°C 10-20m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Continued whale shark and manta ray sightings.

Ponta do Ouro
Mozambique
27-30°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Continued shark sightings, good for large pelagics.

Pemba
Mozambique
28-30°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Good visibility, healthy coral reefs

Saint-Gilles
Réunion
27-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Summer months, good visibility, potential for humpback whale sightings

Saint-Leu
Réunion
27-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Summer months, good visibility, potential for humpback whale sightings

La Possession
Réunion
27-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Whale shark sightings continue

Mahe
Seychelles
27-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Whale shark season continues

Praslin
Seychelles
27-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Whale shark season begins, good chance of sightings.

La Digue
Seychelles
27-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Whale shark season begins, good chance of sightings.

Silhouette Island
Seychelles
27-29°C 20-30m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good for spotting larger pelagics.

Aldabra Atoll
Seychelles
27-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Turtle nesting season

Zanzibar
Tanzania
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark sightings possible.

Mafia Island
Tanzania
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued good visibility, potential for whale shark sightings.

Chinhoyi Caves
Zimbabwe
22-24°C 15-20m None Rainy

Highlights: Continued rainy season, stable conditions within the caves.

Aliwal Shoal
South Africa
24-27°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Good chance of seeing ragged-tooth sharks

Protea Banks
South Africa
25-28°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Peak sardine run, abundant marine life

Durban
South Africa
26-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Manta ray season begins

Good Diving

Hurghada
Egypt
23°C 15-25m
El Gouna
Egypt
23°C 15-25m
Ain El Ghazala
Libya
17°C 10-20m
Susah
Libya
17°C 10-20m
Suakin Archipelago
Sudan
28°C 15-25m
Boa Vista
Cabo Verde
24°C 10-20m
Sao Vicente
Cabo Verde
23°C 10-20m
Santiago Island
Cabo Verde
24°C 15-25m
Fogo Island
Cabo Verde
24°C 10-20m
Grand-Béréby
Côte d'Ivoire
31°C 12-22m
San Pédro
Côte d'Ivoire
31°C 12-22m
Assinie
Côte d'Ivoire
31°C 10-20m
Sassandra
Côte d'Ivoire
30°C 10-20m
Cape Point
Gambia
27°C 10-20m
Fajara Beach
Gambia
27°C 8-18m
Bijilo Underwater Park
Gambia
27°C 10-20m
Busua and Dixcove
Ghana
30°C 12-22m
Anomabo
Ghana
30°C 12-22m
Cape Three Points
Ghana
30°C 12-22m
Sangareya Bay
Guinea
29°C 10-20m
Boulbinet Peninsula
Guinea
29°C 10-20m
Kakossa Marine Park
Guinea
29°C 10-20m
Tarkwa Bay
Nigeria
30°C 10-18m
Cap-Vert Peninsula
Senegal
24°C 10-20m
Casamance Coast
Senegal
24°C 10-20m
Joal-Fadiouth
Senegal
27°C 10-20m
Banana Islands
Sierra Leone
29°C 10-20m
Turtle Islands
Sierra Leone
29°C 10-20m
Sherbro Island
Sierra Leone
29°C 12-22m
Freetown Peninsula
Sierra Leone
29°C 12-22m
Benguela
Angola
28°C 10-20m
Lobito
Angola
28°C 10-15m
Namibe
Angola
27°C 10-15m
Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico
Equatorial Guinea
30°C 10-20m
Loango National Park
Gabon
29°C 10-20m
Port-Gentil
Gabon
29°C 10-20m
Mayumba National Park
Gabon
29°C 12-22m
Lake Tanganyika
Burundi
28°C 10-20m
Mayotte
Comoros
30°C 10-20m
Anjouan
Comoros
30°C 8-18m
Moucha Island
Djibouti
29°C 10-20m
Lake Assal
Djibouti
29°C 10-20m
Nosy Be
Madagascar
30°C 12-22m
Nosy Tanikely
Madagascar
30°C 10-20m
Île Sainte-Marie
Madagascar
30°C 10-15m
Nosy Mitsio
Madagascar
30°C 10-15m
Anakao
Madagascar
30°C 8-18m
Toliara
Madagascar
30°C 8-18m
Ifaty
Madagascar
30°C 8-18m
Andavadoaka
Madagascar
30°C 8-18m
Lake Malawi
Malawi
27°C 8-18m
Cape Maclear
Malawi
30°C 12-22m
Nkhata Bay
Malawi
30°C 12-20m
Likoma Island
Malawi
30°C 12-22m
Flic en Flac
Mauritius
30°C 10-20m
Grand Bay
Mauritius
30°C 8-18m
Trou aux Biches
Mauritius
30°C 10-20m
Belle Mare
Mauritius
30°C 10-15m
Le Morne
Mauritius
30°C 10-20m
Blue Bay Marine Park
Mauritius
30°C 10-15m
Passe en S
Mayotte
30°C 10-20m
N'Gouja Reef
Mayotte
30°C 10-15m
M'Bouzi Island
Mayotte
30°C 10-15m
Sada Pass
Mayotte
30°C 8-18m
Banc Vailheu
Mayotte
30°C 8-18m
Ilot Mtsamboro
Mayotte
30°C 8-18m
Quirimbas Archipelago
Mozambique
30°C 10-20m
Nacala
Mozambique
30°C 10-15m
Inhaca Island
Mozambique
29°C 10-15m
Saint-Pierre
Réunion
29°C 10-20m
Etang-Salé
Réunion
29°C 10-20m
Inner Islands
Seychelles
29°C 10-20m
Outer Islands
Seychelles
29°C 15-25m
Lake Tanganyika
Tanzania
29°C 10-20m
Lake Bunyonyi
Uganda
23°C 8-15m
Ssese Islands, Lake Victoria
Uganda
29°C 7-13m
Lake Kariba
Zambia
28°C 8-15m
Lake Tanganyika
Zambia
29°C 10-15m
Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
Namibia
17°C 10-20m
False Bay
South Africa
17°C 10-20m
Mossel Bay
South Africa
22°C 10-20m
The Garden Route
South Africa
21°C 10-20m
Cape Peninsula
South Africa
19°C 10-20m
Plettenberg Bay
South Africa
23°C 10-20m