Where to Dive in May

Highlights: Ideal spring diving conditions

Highlights: Peak season for manta rays at Nusa Penida, excellent visibility.

Highlights: Still excellent diving, good for spotting pygmy seahorses.

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray season

Highlights: Peak season for visibility and marine biodiversity

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray season begins

Highlights: Manta ray season begins

Highlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility, abundant marine life

Highlights: Peak manta ray season, good coral spawning

Highlights: Peak manta ray season, good coral spawning

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, abundant pelagics

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, turtles, vibrant coral

Highlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent coral health.

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, often seen at cleaning stations.

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, often seen at deeper dive sites.

Highlights: Peak season for clear water and abundant marine life

Highlights: Excellent visibility, sea turtle nesting season begins

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent visibility.

Highlights: Good visibility, diverse fish species

Highlights: Peak manta ray season, warm waters.

Highlights: Still good visibility, warm waters. Good for encountering larger pelagics.

Highlights: Plankton blooms begin, attracting smaller fish

Highlights: Ideal diving conditions, warmer water.

Highlights: Good diving, transition to wetter season.

Highlights: Peak season for macro photography, vibrant coral health.

Highlights: Ideal conditions for exploring the walls and channels, abundant reef biodiversity.

Highlights: Peak season for macro photography, excellent chance to see rare nudibranchs and crustaceans.

Highlights: Good visibility, abundant aquatic life

Highlights: Increased marine life activity

Highlights: Increased marine life activity

Highlights: Plankton blooms can attract pelagics

Highlights: Consistent whale shark activity

Highlights: Late spring, pleasant water temperatures

Highlights: Plankton blooms can occur, attracting small pelagics

Highlights: Spring bloom, salmon runs begin, sea otters

Highlights: Excellent diving conditions. Water is warming up, and visibility is generally very good.

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, feeding on plankton.

Highlights: Excellent conditions for macro and wide-angle photography

Highlights: End of the prime hammerhead season, still good pelagic action

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing turtles

Highlights: Turtle nesting season begins

Highlights: Turtle mating season

Highlights: Transition to calmer seas, good for macro life

Highlights: Thresher shark sightings possible

Highlights: Plankton blooms start, attracting larger pelagics.

Highlights: Good visibility, warmer temperatures, potential for squid.

Highlights: Good visibility and comfortable temperatures, potential for squid.

Highlights: Good visibility, diverse fish species

Highlights: Good visibility, diverse fish species

Highlights: Manta ray season begins

Highlights: Warm waters, abundant reef fish

Highlights: Warm waters, abundant reef fish and invertebrates

Highlights: Pleasant water temperatures, excellent visibility.

Highlights: Pleasant water temperature, good visibility for exploring the artificial reefs.

Highlights: Pleasant water temperatures, good visibility, potential for fish spawning.

Highlights: Pleasant water temperatures, good visibility, potential for fish spawning.

Highlights: Manta ray season winding down, but still possible. Increased plankton.