Where to Dive in March

The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month

Excellent Diving

Pelong Rocks
Brunei
27-30°C 18-25m Moderate

Highlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale shark sightings

24-28°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for manta rays and whale sharks. Exceptional visibility.

Atauro Island
East Timor
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent conditions, manta ray season.

Kraken Springs
Georgia
11-13°C 20-30m None Rainy

Highlights: Excellent visibility, potential for early spring growth

28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued good conditions, possibility of seeing turtles nesting.

Raja Ampat
Indonesia
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of rainy season, excellent visibility, abundant marine life.

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

Highlights: Excellent visibility, macro diving opportunities

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

Highlights: Peak season for schooling fish and reef sharks.

28-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Peak hammerhead shark season, excellent visibility

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

Highlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro life

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

Highlights: Peak visibility, excellent for reef exploration

28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent diving, good chance of seeing large pelagics

Coron
Philippines
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, calm seas, abundant marine life

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

Highlights: Peak season for sardine run and general marine life

Dauin
Philippines
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, ideal for both macro and wider reef shots

Puerto Galera
Philippines
27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility, warm water, abundant marine life.

Verde Island Passage
Philippines
27-30°C 25-35m Moderate

Highlights: Peak dry season, exceptional visibility, warm waters, abundant fish life.

Panglao Island
Philippines
28-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography.

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

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for macro and wide-angle photography.

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

Highlights: Peak visibility, excellent for underwater photography.

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

Highlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility

28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography.

Nha Trang
Vietnam
26-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak visibility, ideal conditions for macro photography.

Whale Island
Vietnam
26-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for whale sharks and manta rays

27-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Peak manta ray season, often seen feeding. Clear waters.

26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for coral health and fish diversity

Cox's Bazar
Bangladesh
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak season for coral health and fish diversity

Maheshkhali Island
Bangladesh
26-29°C 12-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility and warmer waters

Brunei Bay
Brunei
28-31°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Start of turtle nesting season on nearby islands

Muara
Brunei
28-31°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Water starts to warm up, potentially attracting more pelagic species.

28-31°C 10-15m Mild

Highlights: Slight improvement in visibility, good for wreck photography.

28-31°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Water warms up, good for encountering larger marine life.

Sanya
China
23-27°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Increasing water temperatures, good coral visibility.

Dili
East Timor
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent diving, warm water.

Com
East Timor
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving, more consistent macro life.

Jacó Island
East Timor
28-30°C 15-20m Moderate

Highlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving, currents can be beneficial for spotting larger marine life.

28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving, good for exploring the reef structure.

Sai Kung
Hong Kong
20-23°C 12-20m Mild

Highlights: Increasing marine activity, good visibility.

Sharp Island
Hong Kong
20-23°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral and fish life.

Ninepin Islands
Hong Kong
20-23°C 18-25m Moderate

Highlights: Good visibility for exploring rock formations

Tung Ping Chau
Hong Kong
20-23°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Increasing marine life activity as waters warm.

Basalt Island
Hong Kong
20-23°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Increasing marine life activity as waters warm.

28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season in full swing, whale sharks possible.

28-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, good visibility, potential for spotting schooling fish.

Pondicherry
India
28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility.

Bali
Indonesia
28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving.

27-29°C 15-20m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Mola mola sightings continue

27-29°C 15-20m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Visibility improves as rainy season ends

Alor Archipelago
Indonesia
27-29°C 20-30m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Transition to drier season, good visibility

28-30°C 15-20m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Transition to drier season, improved visibility

Cendrawasih Bay
Indonesia
29-31°C 15-20m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Transition to drier season, better visibility

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

Highlights: Transition to drier season, excellent visibility

22-24°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Humpback whale sightings possible

Ishigaki
Japan
22-24°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Humpback whale sightings possible

Kushimoto
Japan
17-20°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warming waters, increased fish activity

Hachijo-jima
Japan
18-21°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Warming waters, increased fish activity, whale season winding down

21-23°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Humpback whale sightings, start of manta ray season

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

Highlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving

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

Highlights: Good visibility, abundant reef fish

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

Highlights: Clear waters, good chance of seeing larger pelagics.

28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Clear waters, good for exploring the diverse coral gardens.

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

Highlights: Clear waters, excellent for exploring the deeper reefs and walls.

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

Highlights: Improving visibility, diverse marine life

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

Highlights: Still good visibility, warmer waters

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

Highlights: Still good visibility, warmer waters

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

Highlights: Manta ray feeding aggregations

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

Highlights: Good visibility, nurse shark sightings

Lhaviyani Atoll
Maldives
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray feeding aggregations

Meemu Atoll
Maldives
28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility for reef exploration

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

Highlights: Manta ray season, good for channel dives

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

Highlights: Manta ray sightings continue, good for macro life

Western Rocky
Myanmar
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, good for macro photography

Karachi Coast
Pakistan
22-25°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, diverse marine life

Astola Island
Pakistan
23-26°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Continued excellent diving conditions

Ormara Coast
Pakistan
24-27°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Whale shark sightings begin

Apo Reef
Philippines
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, still good chances for sharks and rays.

Padre Burgos
Philippines
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility, warm water. Potential for whale shark sightings offshore.

Ulleungdo Island
South Korea
10-14°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Spring plankton bloom begins, good visibility

Kalpitiya
Sri Lanka
28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued whale shark sightings, good conditions

Mirissa
Sri Lanka
28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Continued blue whale sightings, good conditions

28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins

Green Island
Taiwan
20-23°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Water warming up, increased marine activity

21-24°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Increasing marine life activity

22-25°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Start of turtle nesting season.

Similan Islands
Thailand
29-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Still good visibility, manta ray sightings continue.

Surin Islands
Thailand
29-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray sightings continue, good macro photography opportunities.

Phuket
Thailand
29-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Water starts to warm up, visibility still good. Beginning of warmer season.

29-31°C 15-25m Moderate

Highlights: Manta ray sightings still good, water warming up. Visibility can decrease slightly.

Krabi
Thailand
29-31°C 12-22m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, good for spotting larger pelagics.

Koh Phi Phi
Thailand
29-31°C 12-22m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, good for encountering whale sharks and manta rays.

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

Highlights: Warmer waters, good chance of seeing turtles.

Koh Lipe
Thailand
30-32°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, good for spotting nudibranchs and other small creatures.

Koh Kood
Thailand
29-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warmer waters, good chance to see larger pelagics.

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

Highlights: Warmer waters, good chance to see larger pelagics.

29-32°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Warm waters, good for coral health.

Koh Tarutao
Thailand
30-33°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Still excellent diving, water is very warm.

Hoi An
Vietnam
25-28°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, vibrant coral life

Da Nang
Vietnam
25-28°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Clear waters, vibrant coral gardens

Good Diving

Caspian Sea - Azerbaijani Coast
Azerbaijan
10°C 8-12m
Shirvan National Park
Azerbaijan
12°C 8-15m
Teknaf
Bangladesh
29°C 8-15m
Jerudong
Brunei
31°C 10-15m
Koh Tang
Cambodia
32°C 10-20m
Koh Prins
Cambodia
32°C 8-18m
Sihanoukville
Cambodia
32°C 8-13m
Zhuhai
China
21°C 8-15m
Fuxian Lake
China
17°C 8-12m
Lake Jocassee
Georgia
12°C 8-15m
Port Shelter
Hong Kong
23°C 10-18m
Hoi Ha Wan
Hong Kong
23°C 12-18m
Breaker Reef
Hong Kong
23°C 10-15m
Goa
India
31°C 10-15m
Okinawa
Japan
22°C 15-20m
Izu Peninsula
Japan
19°C 10-15m
Yakushima
Japan
21°C 15-20m
Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan Sector
Kazakhstan
8°C 10-15m
Pom Pom Island
Malaysia
31°C 10-20m
Baa Atoll
Maldives
30°C 10-20m
Thaa Atoll
Maldives
30°C 10-20m
Mergui Archipelago
Myanmar
30°C 10-20m
Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago
Myanmar
31°C 10-20m
Black Rock
Myanmar
29°C 10-15m
Phewa Lake
Nepal
20°C 8-12m
Jiwani Coast
Pakistan
26°C 10-15m
Anilao
Philippines
29°C 10-20m
Malapascua Island
Philippines
29°C 10-20m
Pulau Hantu
Singapore
31°C 8-12m
Sisters' Island Marine Park
Singapore
31°C 8-12m
Jeju Island
South Korea
15°C 8-12m
Busan
South Korea
15°C 8-12m
Geoje Island
South Korea
14°C 8-12m
Hikkaduwa
Sri Lanka
31°C 10-20m
Weligama
Sri Lanka
30°C 8-15m
Trincomalee
Sri Lanka
30°C 10-20m
Negombo
Sri Lanka
31°C 10-15m
Unawatuna
Sri Lanka
31°C 10-20m
Kenting National Park
Taiwan
23°C 15-20m
Penghu Islands
Taiwan
22°C 15-20m
Long Dong (Dragon Cave)
Taiwan
22°C 15-20m
Koh Tao
Thailand
31°C 10-20m
Koh Lanta
Thailand
31°C 10-20m
Pattaya
Thailand
31°C 10-20m
Koh Samui
Thailand
31°C 10-20m
Koh Phangan
Thailand
31°C 10-15m
Koh Samet
Thailand
31°C 10-20m
Koh Phayam
Thailand
33°C 15-25m
Phu Quoc
Vietnam
32°C 10-15m
Con Dao
Vietnam
31°C 10-20m