Where to Dive in March
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Highlights: Warmest water temperatures, comfortable diving.
Florida Keys
United StatesHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of lobster mini-season.
Ambergris Caye
BelizeHighlights: Excellent visibility, whale shark season peaks
Belize Barrier Reef
BelizeHighlights: Excellent visibility, whale shark season peaks
Lighthouse Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak whale shark season, incredible visibility at the Blue Hole.
Cocos Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant hammerheads, mantas, and other pelagics
Roatán
HondurasHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, whale shark sightings still common
Cayos Cochinos
HondurasHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral formations
Coiba National Park
PanamaHighlights: Humpback whale season begins, incredible marine life
North Coast of Antigua
Antigua and BarbudaHighlights: Excellent visibility, coral spawning
South Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography and reef exploration.
West Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Peak visibility, very calm seas. Perfect for all levels of divers.
The West Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for macro photography.
The South Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing schooling fish.
Folkestone Marine Park
BarbadosHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for observing marine biodiversity.
Western Blue Cut
BermudaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for drift dives through the cut
Tortola and Surrounding Waters
British Virgin IslandsVirgin Gorda and Neighboring Sites
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season.
Cooper Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant marine life.
Anegada
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life on the reef.
Jost Van Dyke
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for dolphin pods
Norman Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for exploring wrecks
Peter Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral reefs
Grand Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Consistently excellent conditions, ideal for exploring famous dive sites like the Wall.
Little Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Peak season for manta rays and whale sharks. Excellent visibility.
Jardines de la Reina
CubaHighlights: Ideal conditions for shark encounters and vibrant coral reefs. Visibility is excellent.
Cayo Largo
CubaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season
Porto Marie
CuraçaoHighlights: Best visibility of the year, often see large schools of fish and turtles.
Mushroom Forest
CuraçaoHighlights: Exceptional visibility to appreciate the scale and detail of the formations.
The Cabrits Dive Centre Zone
DominicaHighlights: Peak season for healthy coral reefs and abundant marine life.
Pointe Michel
DominicaHighlights: Peak season for vibrant coral and abundant schooling fish.
Toucari Bay
DominicaHighlights: Peak visibility, vibrant coral formations and abundant fish.
La Romana
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for reef diving and macro life.
Samaná Peninsula
Dominican RepublicHighlights: End of whale season, excellent visibility for exploring reefs and shipwrecks.
Montego Bay Marine Park
JamaicaHighlights: Peak visibility, vibrant coral gardens.
Ocho Rios
JamaicaHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for coral health and marine life observation.
Runaway Bay
JamaicaHighlights: Peak visibility, perfect for underwater photography.
Northwest Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography and reef exploration.
Rendezvous Bay
MontserratHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for exploring the bay's diverse marine life.
Fajardo
Puerto RicoHighlights: Excellent visibility, coral spawning preparations
La Parguera
Puerto RicoHighlights: Peak visibility, warm waters, excellent for macro photography.
Isla de Mona
Puerto RicoHighlights: Peak visibility, warm waters, potential for humpback whale sightings offshore.
Desecheo Island
Puerto RicoHighlights: Peak visibility, warm waters, excellent for photography.
Sandy Point, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography.
Charlestown, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for photography.
Oualie Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Peak visibility, great for exploring the shallow reefs.
Sint Maarten Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Prime diving month with consistently clear water and abundant marine life.
French Marine Reserves
Saint MartinHighlights: Manta ray and eagle ray season, vibrant coral gardens.
Union Island
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for macro photography.
Dawn Beach
Sint MaartenHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for photography. Humpback whale migration may be visible offshore.
Speyside, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak visibility. Manta ray season begins, with frequent sightings at sites like the Sisters.
Crown Point, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for coral reefs and marine life.
Charlotteville, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak visibility, often considered the best month for diving in this area.
Southwest Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring the diverse marine life.
Store Bay, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Mt. Irvine, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Grace Bay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: End of humpback whale migration, excellent visibility.
West Caicos
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing reef sharks
Northwest Point
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, strong currents can bring pelagics
St. John
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Peak season for marine life encounters, including turtles and various fish species
Buck Island, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Peak visibility, warm waters, excellent for coral reefs and marine life.
Galápagos Islands
EcuadorHighlights: Still excellent conditions, good chance to see whale sharks.
Socorro Island
MexicoHighlights: Humpback whale season winding down, still good chances.
Banco Chinchorro
MexicoHighlights: Good conditions for reef diving, potential for whale sharks
Monterey Bay
United StatesHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, migrating whales may be seen offshore.
Channel Islands
United StatesHighlights: Visibility improves, migrating whales may be seen offshore.
Turneffe Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility.
Glovers Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak whale shark season, vibrant marine life.
Placencia
BelizeHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for larger pelagics
Caño Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Peak dry season, clear waters, large schools of fish
Catalina Islands
Costa RicaHighlights: Dry season, clear waters, good for spotting larger pelagics
Gulf of Papagayo
Costa RicaHighlights: Warmer waters, still good for marine life encounters.
Drake Bay
Costa RicaHighlights: Warmer waters, good chance of encountering large schools of fish.
Pico Bonito National Park
HondurasHighlights: Visibility improves, more diverse marine life
Corn Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Warm waters, still a good chance for whale sharks.
Solentiname Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Warmer waters, good for reef exploration
Sandy Ground
AnguillaHighlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing turtles and rays.
Shoal Bay
AnguillaHighlights: Warm waters, good for spotting colorful reef fish.
Prickly Pear Cays
AnguillaHighlights: Good visibility, potential for seeing larger fish
South Coast of Antigua
Antigua and BarbudaHighlights: Calmer seas, good visibility
East Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Visibility improves, currents can still be present but manageable. Excellent for wreck diving.
Northern Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Warm waters, excellent visibility for reef exploration.
Grand Bahama Island
BahamasHighlights: Good visibility for wreck diving and reef exploration.
Exuma Cays
BahamasHighlights: Ideal conditions for exploring underwater caves and swim-throughs
Cat Island
BahamasHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for shark sightings
Castle Harbour
BermudaSalt Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, sea turtle nesting season begins.
Cayman Brac
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Peak dry season, consistently good diving conditions.
Maria la Gorda
CubaHighlights: Excellent visibility. Ideal for macro photography and observing smaller marine life.
Isla de la Juventud
CubaHighlights: Good visibility for exploring reefs and wrecks.
East Point
CuraçaoHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography.
Marie Pampoen
CuraçaoHighlights: Improved visibility, more vibrant coral colors.
Tugboat
CuraçaoHighlights: Clear waters make the wreck and its inhabitants easily visible.
Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve
DominicaHighlights: Continued whale migration
Punta Cana and Bavaro
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Humpback whale season winding down
Monte Cristi
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, warmer waters.
Grand Anse
GrenadaHighlights: Peak season for seeing turtles nesting on nearby beaches.
Moliniere Point
GrenadaHighlights: Turtle sightings are common around the reefs.
Carriacou
GrenadaHighlights: Turtle mating season, increased sightings of hawksbill and green turtles.
Grenada's Atlantic Side
GrenadaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season on nearby beaches.
Cote des Arcadins
HaitiHighlights: Warming waters, good chance to see juvenile fish.
Cap-Haitien and Labadee
HaitiHighlights: Warming waters, increased marine life activity.
Ile a Vache
HaitiHighlights: Warming waters, vibrant coral colors are more pronounced.
Southeast Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Improved visibility, good for exploring volcanic formations.
Colombier Bay
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral reefs.
Pain de Sucre
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent visibility, healthy coral gardens.
Anse des Cayes
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Peak season for marine life, vibrant coral formations.
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Good conditions for spotting larger marine life.
Frigate Bay, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Ideal conditions for observing marine life interactions.
Nisbet Plantation Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Good chance of seeing turtles nesting
Soufriere Marine Management Area (SMMA)
Saint LuciaHighlights: Turtle mating season begins
Marigot Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal for diving with abundant marine life.
Rodney Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal for diving with abundant marine life.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent chances of sightings.
Bequia
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for macro photography
Mustique
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral gardens
Tobago Cays
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Whale shark sightings may still occur, good overall conditions.
Canouan
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Consistent good conditions for reef diving.
Mayreau
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Good visibility, ideal for spotting reef fish and turtles.
Kingstown and the West Coast
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for photography.
St. Vincent's East Coast
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Good visibility, currents can bring in interesting marine life.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Sint MaartenHighlights: Peak season for manta rays, excellent reef activity.
Simpson Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Increased marine activity, potential for larger pelagics passing by.
Maho Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Increased activity of smaller marine creatures.
Little Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Improved visibility. Good chance to see larger marine life passing by.
South Caicos
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Good visibility, potential for eagle rays
Salt Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues
French Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues
Pine Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season on some beaches
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Good water clarity, popular for drift diving along the walls
Fernando de Noronha
BrazilHighlights: End of dry season, still great conditions
Highlights: Humpback whale season continues, good chance of sightings
Arraial do Cabo
BrazilHighlights: End of summer, visibility improves, good for seeing rays
Ilha Grande
BrazilHighlights: End of summer, visibility starts to improve, good for exploring wrecks
Bonito
BrazilHighlights: Transition from rainy season, still good visibility
San Andres and Providencia
ColombiaHighlights: Good visibility, start of turtle nesting season.
Rosario Islands
ColombiaHighlights: Warm waters, good for spotting juvenile fish.
Malpelo Island
ColombiaHighlights: Continued good hammerhead shark sightings, also whale sharks.
Taganga
ColombiaHighlights: Still great visibility, start of slightly warmer waters.
San Cristobal Island
EcuadorHighlights: End of rainy season, still good chances for marine life sightings.
Los Roques Archipelago
VenezuelaHighlights: Still great diving, slight decrease in visibility