Where to Dive in October
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.
French Polynesia
FranceHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility
Silfra Fissure
IcelandHighlights: Crystal clear ice diving, unique geological formations
Baltic Sea
PolandHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for wreck diving, fewer divers
Koparki Quarry
PolandHighlights: Excellent visibility, clear water, good for photography
Zakrzowek
PolandHighlights: Excellent visibility, clear water, good for photography
Atauro Island
East TimorHighlights: Excellent conditions return, warm water and great visibility.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the prime diving season.
Kushimoto
JapanHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta rays, good chance of seeing turtles
Hachijo-jima
JapanHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta rays, turtles, good for macro
North Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray season begins
South Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray season begins
Vaavu Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for channel dives with sharks
Raa Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent visibility, manta rays return
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
PhilippinesHighlights: Reopening of the park, excellent conditions
Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season.
Ulleungdo Island
South KoreaHighlights: Excellent visibility, colorful autumn marine life, often considered the best month
Green Island
TaiwanHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray sightings possible
Socorro Island
MexicoHighlights: Visibility improves, manta rays are frequently seen.
Lighthouse Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent visibility for the Blue Hole.
Coiba National Park
PanamaHighlights: Start of dry season, excellent conditions for whale sharks
Northwest Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Excellent conditions return, start of turtle nesting season.
Rendezvous Bay
MontserratHighlights: Excellent conditions return, good for spotting turtles.
Grace Bay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season.
Fernando de Noronha
BrazilHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal for diving, whale shark sightings possible
Highlights: Plankton blooms attract larger pelagics, good for whale shark sightings
Los Frailes
VenezuelaHighlights: Excellent visibility returns, ideal for photography
Sharm El Sheikh
EgyptHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, often considered the best month.
Hurghada
EgyptHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, often considered the best month.
Dahab
EgyptHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, ideal for all skill levels.
Marsa Alam
EgyptHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta rays and dolphins common
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Excellent visibility, prime time for shark sightings
Hamata
EgyptHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures, manta ray season.
Ain El Ghazala
LibyaHighlights: Autumn clarity, excellent visibility, diverse marine life
São Tomé Northern Coast
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent conditions
Príncipe Island
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Peak manta ray season, world-class diving conditions.
Nosy Tanikely
MadagascarHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef life, start of turtle nesting season
Île Sainte-Marie
MadagascarHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef life, turtle nesting season
Nosy Mitsio
MadagascarHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef life, turtle nesting season
Flic en Flac
MauritiusHighlights: Excellent conditions, start of manta ray season.
Grand Bay
MauritiusHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season in nearby areas.
Trou aux Biches
MauritiusHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season.
Pemba Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility for observing them.
Sodwana Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent coral visibility
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Excellent conditions return, abundant pelagics
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Excellent conditions return, abundant pelagics
Larnaca
CyprusHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures for Zenobia
Byblos
LebanonHighlights: Ideal conditions for exploring diverse underwater topography
Tyre
LebanonHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring historical dive sites
Red Sea - Jeddah
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Excellent conditions, a great time for whale shark sightings.
Farasan Banks
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the return of larger marine life.
Ras Mohammed National Park
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring the diverse reefs.
Umluj
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Excellent visibility returns, good for reef exploration
Osprey Reef
AustraliaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent visibility
SS Yongala Wreck
AustraliaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing large groupers and sharks.
The Flying Fish Cove
Christmas IslandHighlights: Excellent conditions, start of the pelagic season.
Ethel Beach
Christmas IslandHighlights: Return of manta rays. Excellent visibility.
Perpendicular Wall
Christmas IslandHighlights: Manta rays return in numbers. Excellent conditions for wall diving.
West White Beach
Christmas IslandHighlights: Excellent visibility for shore diving. Reef is vibrant.
Isle of Pines
New CaledoniaHighlights: Manta ray season, good chance of seeing sharks
Loyalty Islands
New CaledoniaHighlights: Manta ray season, good for encountering pelagic species
The Barrier Reef
New CaledoniaHighlights: Manta ray season, good for encountering larger pelagic species
Walindi
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of hammerhead shark season.
Madang
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for wreck and reef diving.
Alotau
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Peak season for visibility, excellent for all dive types.
Espiritu Santo
VanuatuHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, great for macro photography
Highlights: Return of manta rays, exceptional visibility
Bikini Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Return of manta rays, excellent visibility for wrecks
Rock Islands
PalauHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of mandarin fish mating season
German Channel
PalauHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray cleaning station is very active
Chandelier Cave
PalauHighlights: Excellent visibility, calm seas, beginning of manta ray season.
Blue Holes
PalauHighlights: Excellent visibility, calm seas, ideal for cave diving.
Highlights: Warming waters, excellent visibility returns.
Tamakautoga
NiueHighlights: Warming waters, excellent visibility returns to the reef.
Oeno Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season, great for reef exploration
Grundlsee
AustriaHighlights: Autumn colors above and below water. Very clear conditions.
Wolfgangsee
AustriaHighlights: Autumn colors above and below water. Very clear conditions.
Achensee
AustriaHighlights: Autumn colors above and below water. Very clear conditions.
Istria
CroatiaHighlights: Autumn colors in the underwater world, good for nudibranchs
Kvarner Bay
CroatiaHighlights: Autumn colors in the underwater world, good for nudibranchs
Corsica
FranceHighlights: Mating season for some species, good for macro photography
Villefranche-sur-Mer
FranceHighlights: Good visibility, potential for groupers and barracudas
Bodensee (Lake Constance) Wrecks
GermanyHighlights: Excellent visibility for detailed wreck exploration
Molnár János Cave
HungaryDavidsgja & Lake Thingvallavatn
IcelandHighlights: Excellent visibility, approaching winter
Highlights: Autumnal colors, good for macro life
Ustica Island
ItalyHighlights: Autumn colors, good chance of seeing larger pelagics
Mazury Lake District
PolandHighlights: Excellent visibility as water cools, fish are active before winter
The Azores
PortugalHighlights: Manta ray season winding down, good chance for mobula rays
Madeira
PortugalHighlights: Manta ray season winding down, good chance for mobula rays
Orava Dam
SlovakiaHighlights: Best visibility of the year, clear autumn waters.
Lake Bled
SloveniaHighlights: Excellent visibility, often considered one of the best months for diving.
Lake Bohinj
SloveniaHighlights: Excellent visibility, often considered one of the best months for diving in Bohinj.
Cabo de Palos
SpainHighlights: Good for seeing large fish, nudibranchs
Columbretes Islands
SpainHighlights: Autumn migration, potential for barracuda schools
Lake Geneva
SwitzerlandHighlights: Excellent visibility, migrating birds overhead
Lake Zurich
SwitzerlandHighlights: Excellent visibility, migrating birds overhead
Lake Lucerne
SwitzerlandHighlights: Excellent visibility, migrating birds overhead
Ternopil Quarry
UkraineHighlights: Cooler water, but still good visibility.
Highlights: Cooler water, but still good visibility.
Capernwray Diving Centre
United KingdomHighlights: Good visibility, autumn colours underwater
Shirvan National Park
AzerbaijanHighlights: Excellent visibility, diverse marine life
Labuan Shipwrecks
BruneiHighlights: Excellent visibility for detailed wreck inspection.
Koh Rong Archipelago
CambodiaHighlights: Fantastic visibility for exploring the vibrant coral reefs.
Sanya
ChinaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing turtles and larger reef fish.
Qingdao
ChinaHighlights: Autumn diving, excellent visibility and cooler temperatures. Kelp forests are vibrant.
Highlights: Excellent visibility, warm waters. Good for seeing turtles and diverse reef life.
Fuxian Lake
ChinaHighlights: Excellent conditions as the rainy season ends and water cools slightly.
Dili
East TimorHighlights: Conditions improve significantly as the dry season begins.
Com
East TimorHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral gardens, diverse marine life.
Jacó Island
East TimorHighlights: Excellent visibility, strong currents can lead to exciting encounters with pelagic life.
K41 - Dive Site near Dili
East TimorHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef fish, vibrant coral.
Lake Jocassee
GeorgiaHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, excellent visibility
Sai Kung
Hong KongHighlights: Excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures, peak coral spawning season.
Port Shelter
Hong KongHighlights: Good visibility and temperatures, coral spawning.
Sharp Island
Hong KongHighlights: Excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures, ideal for coral observation.
Ninepin Islands
Hong KongHighlights: Excellent visibility and abundant marine life
Tung Ping Chau
Hong KongHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Basalt Island
Hong KongHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Highlights: Post-monsoon clarity returns, good for exploring reefs.
Lakshadweep Islands
IndiaHighlights: Excellent diving conditions return, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Netrani Island
IndiaHighlights: Conditions continue to improve, good for spotting diverse reef fish.
Alor Archipelago
IndonesiaHighlights: Good macro photography opportunities
Izu Peninsula
JapanHighlights: Autumn, good visibility, pleasant water temperatures
Yakushima
JapanShiretoko Peninsula
JapanHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, sea otters, possibility of whales
Ogasawara Islands
JapanHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season
Sipadan Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Slight increase in plankton, potential for manta rays.
Redang Island
MalaysiaHighlights: End of the dry season, excellent conditions for all types of diving.
Perhentian Islands
MalaysiaHighlights: End of the dry season, ideal conditions for diving.
Tenggol Island
MalaysiaHighlights: End of the dry season, excellent conditions for all types of diving.
Kapalai Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Good visibility for exploring the house reef
Mataking Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Manta ray season continues, excellent macro opportunities
Lhaviyani Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Return of clearer waters, good for reef diving
Addu Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Return of clearer waters, good for channel dives
Thaa Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Start of the dry season, visibility improves, manta rays may appear
Mergui Archipelago
MyanmarHighlights: Start of the dry season, visibility improves significantly
Western Rocky
MyanmarHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season
Astola Island
PakistanHighlights: Excellent visibility returns, good for pelagic sightings
Apo Reef
PhilippinesHighlights: Post-rainy season, conditions improving for pelagic sightings.
Malapascua Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Post-rainy season, conditions improving for thresher shark sightings.
Moalboal
PhilippinesHighlights: Dry season begins, sardine run starts to rebuild
Dauin
PhilippinesHighlights: Dry season begins, excellent macro diving conditions
Puerto Galera
PhilippinesHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly. Manta ray season begins.
Verde Island Passage
PhilippinesHighlights: Transition to dry season. Excellent visibility returns. Manta ray season begins.
Panglao Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Visibility improving significantly, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Siquijor
PhilippinesHighlights: Visibility improving, good for spotting nudibranchs.
Camiguin
PhilippinesHighlights: Visibility improving, good for spotting nudibranchs and small critters.
Jeju Island
South KoreaHighlights: Visibility improves as monsoon recedes, good for macro.
Geoje Island
South KoreaHighlights: Excellent visibility, colorful autumn marine life
Hikkaduwa
Sri LankaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for reef exploration.
Trincomalee
Sri LankaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for diverse marine life.
Pigeon Island National Park
Sri LankaHighlights: Excellent conditions, whale shark sightings possible
Orchid Island (Lanyu)
TaiwanHighlights: End of manta ray season, good for exploring caves and wrecks
Kenting National Park
TaiwanHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring coral gardens
Xiaoliuqiu (Lambai Island)
TaiwanHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale shark sightings.
Long Dong (Dragon Cave)
TaiwanHighlights: Autumn diving, excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Fulong Beach
TaiwanHighlights: Autumn diving, excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Similan Islands
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, start of manta season.
Surin Islands
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, start of manta season.
Koh Tao
ThailandHighlights: Good visibility, calm seas, whale shark sightings are common.
Phuket
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly. Good time for macro photography.
Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves. Manta ray sightings start to increase.
Koh Lanta
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly. Good for exploring the local reefs.
Krabi
ThailandHighlights: Excellent conditions returning, potential for manta rays.
Koh Phi Phi
ThailandHighlights: Excellent conditions returning, potential for manta rays and whale sharks.
Koh Chang
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly.
Nha Trang
VietnamHighlights: Good diving conditions return, possibility of seeing larger pelagics.
Phu Quoc
VietnamHighlights: Conditions improve significantly, good chance to see turtles.
Con Dao
VietnamHighlights: Conditions improve significantly, good chance to see sea turtles nesting on nearby islands.
Nui Chua National Park
VietnamHighlights: Visibility significantly improves. Start of the dry season.
Tobermory, Ontario
CanadaHighlights: Autumn diving. Water is cooler but visibility can be excellent. Fewer crowds.
Brockville, Ontario
CanadaHighlights: Autumn diving. Water is cooler but visibility can be excellent. Fewer crowds.
Highlights: Conditions returning to excellent, clear water.
Guadalupe Island
MexicoHighlights: Conditions are favorable for observing various shark species.
Banco Chinchorro
MexicoHighlights: Start of manta ray season, excellent visibility
Florida Keys
United StatesHighlights: Visibility improves, water starts to cool slightly.
Monterey Bay
United StatesHighlights: Autumn colors in the kelp, good for observing octopus.
Channel Islands
United StatesHighlights: Autumn colors in the kelp, good for observing octopus.
North Carolina Wrecks
United StatesHighlights: Excellent visibility, fall colors underwater
Lake Superior
United StatesHighlights: Excellent visibility, dramatic shipwreck exploration
Turneffe Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent visibility.
Glovers Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Manta ray season begins, good visibility for reef exploration.
Cocos Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Hammerhead sharks begin to return in numbers
Caño Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, manta rays still present
Catalina Islands
Costa RicaHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, manta rays still present
Gulf of Papagayo
Costa RicaHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, start of manta ray season.
Drake Bay
Costa RicaHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, good for encountering manta rays and sharks.
Pico Bonito National Park
HondurasHighlights: Good for spotting octopuses and eels
Corn Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season.
Solentiname Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Good visibility returning, pleasant temperatures
Gulf of Chiriqui
PanamaHighlights: Excellent visibility returning, start of manta ray season
San Blas Islands
PanamaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for macro photography.
Sandy Ground
AnguillaHighlights: Good visibility for exploring the diverse marine life.
Shoal Bay
AnguillaHighlights: Good conditions for exploring the shallow reef systems.
Scrub Island
AnguillaHighlights: Visibility improves, good chance of seeing reef sharks
Prickly Pear Cays
AnguillaHighlights: Visibility improves, good for spotting reef fish
Barbuda
Antigua and BarbudaHighlights: Visibility improving, start of calmer seas
South Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Visibility starts to improve as rainy season tapers. Good for spotting larger pelagics.
East Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season tapers. Currents can be good for drift dives.
West Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season tapers. Good for exploring shallow reefs.
The West Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, good visibility returns.
The South Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, good visibility.
Folkestone Marine Park
BarbadosHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, good visibility returns.
Western Blue Cut
BermudaHighlights: Visibility improves, good for exploring the cut's walls
Eastern Blue Hole
BermudaCastle Harbour
BermudaTortola and Surrounding Waters
British Virgin IslandsVirgin Gorda and Neighboring Sites
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, start of manta ray season.
Cooper Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, start of manta ray season.
Anegada
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, good for exploring wrecks.
Salt Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Post-rainy season, excellent visibility. Manta ray season begins.
Grand Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Conditions improving significantly. Start of the dry season, visibility returning.
Cayman Brac
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Conditions improve significantly as the dry season begins. Visibility returns.
East Point
CuraçaoHighlights: End of the rainy season, visibility improving. Manta ray season begins.
Porto Marie
CuraçaoHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving. Good for spotting octopuses and lobsters.
Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve
DominicaHighlights: Manta ray sightings become more frequent
The Cabrits Dive Centre Zone
DominicaHighlights: Visibility improving, calmer seas returning, good for macro life.
Pointe Michel
DominicaHighlights: Visibility improving, good for spotting smaller reef inhabitants.
Toucari Bay
DominicaHighlights: Visibility improving, good for spotting nudibranchs and other invertebrates.
Punta Cana and Bavaro
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Sargassum seaweed usually recedes
La Romana
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for seeing larger marine life.
Monte Cristi
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Visibility is good, ideal for exploring the diverse marine life.
Samaná Peninsula
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for spotting larger marine life and exploring underwater caves.
Grand Anse
GrenadaHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, excellent opportunities for sightings.
Moliniere Point
GrenadaHighlights: Good chance of encountering manta rays near the sculptures.
Carriacou
GrenadaHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, excellent opportunities for sightings.
Grenada's Atlantic Side
GrenadaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Cote des Arcadins
HaitiHighlights: Excellent conditions, good chance to see larger pelagics.
Cap-Haitien and Labadee
HaitiHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the diverse coral gardens.
Ile a Vache
HaitiHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the diverse marine ecosystems.
Port Salut and Les Cayes
HaitiHighlights: Good conditions return, turtle nesting season.
Montego Bay Marine Park
JamaicaHighlights: Conditions are good for spotting turtles.
Ocho Rios
JamaicaHighlights: Good visibility returning, start of the drier season.
Port Antonio
JamaicaHighlights: Drier season begins, good visibility and calmer seas.
Runaway Bay
JamaicaHighlights: Drier season begins, excellent visibility returns.
Southeast Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Good conditions return, potential for seeing schooling fish.
La Parguera
Puerto RicoHighlights: Post-rainy season, excellent visibility returns, vibrant coral.
Isla de Mona
Puerto RicoHighlights: Post-rainy season, excellent visibility returns, vibrant coral.
Desecheo Island
Puerto RicoHighlights: Post-rainy season, excellent visibility returns, vibrant coral.
Lorient
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Good visibility, potential for seeing sea turtles
Colombier Bay
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Good visibility returning, pleasant water temperatures.
Pain de Sucre
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Good visibility returning, pleasant water temperatures.
Anse des Cayes
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season ends. Good time for exploring wrecks.
Sandy Point, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Good visibility, transitioning to drier weather.
Charlestown, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Transition to drier weather, good reef diving.
Oualie Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Transition to drier weather, good for shore dives.
Nisbet Plantation Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Conditions are improving, good visibility returning
Soufriere Marine Management Area (SMMA)
Saint LuciaHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, good for photography
Anse Cochon
Saint LuciaHighlights: Visibility improves, good for macro photography
Marigot Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season ends, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Rodney Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season ends, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Sint Maarten Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Visibility improves significantly as the rainy season ends. Good for spotting larger pelagics.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Visibility significantly improves, good time for exploring reefs.
French Marine Reserves
Saint MartinHighlights: Visibility significantly improves, excellent for exploring the diverse reef systems.
Tobago Cays
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season ends, good for general reef diving.
Canouan
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season ends, good reef conditions.
Mayreau
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season concludes, good for reef exploration.
Union Island
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Sint MaartenHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, start of turtle nesting season.
Simpson Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Good visibility for exploring the bay's diverse underwater landscape.
Maho Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Good visibility for observing the diverse reef inhabitants.
Dawn Beach
Sint MaartenHighlights: Pleasant water temperatures and good visibility. Expect to see a variety of reef inhabitants.
Little Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Pleasant diving conditions. Reef is teeming with life.
Speyside, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Pleasant diving conditions. Reefs are vibrant and full of life.
Crown Point, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Visibility improves significantly as the rainy season ends.
Charlotteville, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, good for spotting schooling fish.
Southwest Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season concludes.
Store Bay, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Good visibility, start of the dry season.
Mt. Irvine, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Good visibility, start of the dry season.
West Caicos
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, good for pelagic sightings
Northwest Point
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, currents can pick up
Salt Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Good reef diving, start of turtle nesting season
French Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Good reef diving, start of turtle nesting season
Pine Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Good reef diving, start of turtle nesting season
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility returns, start of the dry season
St. John
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Visibility significantly improves, start of the dry season
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility returns, start of the dry season
Buck Island, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility returns, warmer waters, good for exploring wrecks.
San Andres and Providencia
ColombiaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, often seen feeding.
Rosario Islands
ColombiaHighlights: Calm seas, ideal for exploring the extensive coral reefs.
Malpelo Island
ColombiaHighlights: Peak hammerhead shark season, excellent diving conditions.
Capurganá and Sapzurro
ColombiaHighlights: Transition to dry season, good visibility
Galápagos Islands
EcuadorHighlights: Transition back to warmer waters, visibility improves.
Oran Bay
AlgeriaHighlights: Autumn diving, excellent conditions for seeing larger fish.
Jijel
AlgeriaHighlights: Autumn diving, excellent conditions for seeing larger fish and potential for octopus mating.
Agadir
MoroccoHighlights: Excellent autumn conditions, diverse marine life, potential for manta rays
Sha'ab Rumi
SudanHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, good chance of seeing pelagics.
Sanganeb Atoll
SudanHighlights: Visibility returns to excellent levels, good for spotting sharks.
Sassandra
Côte d'IvoireHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the season for larger pelagics like sharks and rays.
Cape Point
GambiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the season for larger marine animals.
Sangareya Bay
GuineaHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for pelagic sightings
Orango Islands
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Good visibility, start of manta ray season.
João Vieira and Poilão Marine National Park
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Good visibility, start of manta ray season.
Petite Côte
SenegalHighlights: Excellent visibility returning, start of the cooler, drier season.
Cap-Vert Peninsula
SenegalHighlights: Visibility improving, start of turtle nesting season offshore
Casamance Coast
SenegalHighlights: Visibility improving, start of turtle nesting season offshore
Joal-Fadiouth
SenegalHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for manta ray sightings.
Banana Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for seeing larger pelagics.
Turtle Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for seeing manta rays.
Sherbro Island
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season.
Freetown Peninsula
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Excellent visibility, prime diving season begins.
Benguela
AngolaHighlights: Plankton blooms attract smaller fish, which in turn attract larger pelagics.
Namibe
AngolaHighlights: Plankton blooms can attract schools of smaller fish and their predators.
Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Manta ray season, good visibility
São Tomé Southern Coast
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Peak manta ray season, superb visibility.
Pedras Tinhosas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Peak manta ray season, superb visibility.
Lake Tanganyika
BurundiHighlights: Continued excellent visibility and cichlid activity
Mayotte
ComorosHighlights: Transition to rainy season, potential for plankton blooms
Gulf of Tadjoura
DjiboutiHighlights: Whale shark season begins, good visibility
Highlights: Manta ray season begins
Dissei Island
EritreaHighlights: Peak season for schooling fish and vibrant coral.
Nora and Nokra Islands
EritreaHighlights: Great conditions for exploring the diverse marine life.
Highlights: Good visibility, start of manta ray season
Highlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility
Highlights: Peak season for clear waters and abundant fish
Highlights: Peak season for clear waters and abundant marine life
Highlights: Warm waters, good for spotting pelagic species.
Cape Maclear
MalawiHighlights: Good visibility and warmer water, ideal for cichlid spotting.
Nkhata Bay
MalawiHighlights: Good visibility and warmer water, ideal for cichlid spotting.
Likoma Island
MalawiHighlights: Good visibility and warmer water, ideal for observing the abundance of cichlids.
Belle Mare
MauritiusHighlights: Visibility still good, water warming up. Manta ray sightings become more frequent.
Le Morne
MauritiusHighlights: Manta ray sightings are common. Visibility is still good for exploring.
Blue Bay Marine Park
MauritiusHighlights: Manta ray season. Good visibility for exploring the reef.
Passe en S
MayotteHighlights: Transition to warmer, wetter season, reef fish activity
N'Gouja Reef
MayotteHighlights: Transition to warmer season, increased fish activity
M'Bouzi Island
MayotteHighlights: Transition to warmer, wetter season, increased fish activity
Etang-Salé
RéunionHighlights: Good visibility, chance of turtles, explore lava formations
Praslin
SeychellesHighlights: Whale shark season begins again, good visibility.
La Digue
SeychellesHighlights: Whale shark season begins again, good visibility.
Silhouette Island
SeychellesHighlights: Whale shark season begins, good visibility for spotting them.
False Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing seals
Mossel Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for exploring reefs
Cape Peninsula
South AfricaHighlights: Great white shark cage diving opportunities
Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Visibility improving significantly, start of the calmer season.
Fasht Al Adhm
BahrainHighlights: Good visibility, potential for larger pelagics
Ayia Napa
CyprusHighlights: Autumn diving, pleasant temperatures, good for exploring the Zenobia
Persian Gulf
IranHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, good visibility and comfortable temperatures
Kish Island
IranHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, good visibility and comfortable temperatures
Qaruh Island
KuwaitHighlights: Excellent autumn diving, clear waters, abundant fish, potential for larger pelagics.
Garouh Island
KuwaitHighlights: Excellent autumn diving, clear waters, abundant fish, potential for larger pelagics.
Fahal Island
KuwaitHighlights: Excellent autumn diving, clear waters, abundant fish, potential for larger pelagics.
The Pearl-Qatar
QatarHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable water temperatures.
Al Khor Islands
QatarHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the rich biodiversity.
Old Club Reef
QatarHighlights: Ideal conditions for exploring the reef's structure and marine life.
Khor Al Udaid
QatarHighlights: Excellent conditions, good for spotting diverse marine life.
Al Lith
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Visibility improves, good chance for manta rays
Fujairah
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, abundant marine life
Musandam Peninsula
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, abundant marine life
Abu Dhabi
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures
Dubai
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures
Sharjah
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures
Socotra Island
YemenHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for pelagic sightings
Kamaran Island
YemenHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season.
Highlights: Excellent visibility, potential for manta ray sightings.
Hanish Islands
YemenHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for manta ray sightings.
South West Rocks
AustraliaHighlights: Spring bloom, good visibility and diverse marine life
Lord Howe Island
AustraliaHighlights: Excellent spring diving, good chance of seeing turtles and reef sharks
Moreton Island
AustraliaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent visibility
Jervis Bay
AustraliaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for observing larger fish
Kangaroo Island
AustraliaHighlights: Spring brings more active marine life, good for spotting seals.
Poor Knights Islands
New ZealandHighlights: Spring brings increased marine activity, potential for seeing migrating whales offshore.
Thundercliff Cave
Christmas IslandHighlights: Good visibility, potential for manta rays returning
Direction Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Good visibility, potential for manta rays
West Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Good visibility, potential for manta rays
Home Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Transitioning into the wetter season, visibility can fluctuate.
North Keeling Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Transitioning into the wetter season, visibility may decrease slightly.
Taveuni
FijiHighlights: Transitioning into the wetter season, visibility may start to decrease.
Bligh Water
FijiHighlights: Good visibility. Manta rays are still frequently sighted.
Lomaiviti Islands
FijiHighlights: Good visibility. Potential for seeing schooling fish and reef sharks.
Great Astrolabe Reef
FijiHighlights: Good visibility for spotting large schools of fish and reef sharks.
Grande Terre
New CaledoniaHighlights: Good visibility. Potential for seeing migrating whales or dolphins.
Belep Islands
New CaledoniaHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life.
Kimbe Bay
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life.
Rabaul
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life on wrecks and reefs.
Milne Bay
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Manta ray season begins to pick up. Macro life is still a major draw.
Guadalcanal
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season continues. Ideal conditions for exploring.
Florida Islands
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Excellent conditions for manta ray encounters. Vibrant coral reefs.
Russell Islands
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Excellent conditions for manta ray sightings and exploring the vibrant reefs.
Western Province
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Manta rays still present, transition to wetter season
Marovo Lagoon
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Transition to wetter season, good for macro photography
Mary Island (Mborokua)
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Manta rays still present, transition to wetter season
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Excellent conditions for wreck exploration
Pohnpei
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Conditions improving, start of the dry season
Kosrae
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Conditions improving, start of the dry season
Yap
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Conditions improving, start of the dry season
Apra Harbor
GuamHighlights: End of rainy season, excellent visibility and calm seas.
Tumon Bay
GuamHighlights: Post-rainy season clarity, excellent conditions for reef exploration.
Cocos Island
GuamHighlights: Post-rainy season clarity, excellent conditions for exploring the outer reefs.
Piti Bomb Holes
GuamHighlights: Visibility returns to good levels, healthy reefs.
Blue Hole
GuamHighlights: Visibility returns to good levels, ideal for exploring the Blue Hole again.
Kiritimati Island
KiribatiHighlights: Visibility returns to good levels, excellent for shark encounters.
Millennium Atoll
KiribatiHighlights: Return of manta rays, excellent visibility
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island)
KiribatiHighlights: Return of manta rays, excellent visibility
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Turtle nesting season, good chance of seeing reef sharks
Rongelap Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Turtle nesting season, good chance of seeing reef sharks
Arno Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, start of manta ray season
Saipan
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, potential for pelagics
Tinian
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, potential for pelagics
Rota
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Good conditions returning, potential for pelagics
Peleliu Wall
PalauHighlights: Conditions are good for exploring the wall and its historical artifacts.
Ngemelis Wall
PalauHighlights: Good diving conditions, excellent for spotting nudibranchs.
Aunu'u
American SamoaHighlights: Transition back to rainy season, visibility improves.
Ta'u
American SamoaHighlights: Transition back to rainy season, visibility improves.
Ofu and Olosega
American SamoaHighlights: Transition back to rainy season, visibility improves.
Aitutaki
Cook IslandsHighlights: Manta ray sightings can occur, especially in the channels
Tahiti
French PolynesiaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, transition to rainy season
Tikehau
French PolynesiaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, transition to rainy season, currents in the pass
Liku Sea Track
NiueHighlights: Good conditions for observing large pelagic fish.
Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: Return of warmer waters, potential for early manta sightings.
Ducie Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: Return of warmer waters, good for observing reef fish.
Savai'i
SamoaHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent for reef and pelagic encounters
Funafuti Atoll
TuvaluHighlights: Continued humpback whale activity, good for pelagic encounters
Nukufetau Atoll
TuvaluHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues, excellent for pelagic diving
Nanumanga
TuvaluHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues, good for pelagic encounters
Sigave Bay
Wallis & FutunaHighlights: Manta ray sightings become more frequent.
Nukuhione Channel
Wallis & FutunaHighlights: Manta ray sightings become more common in channel areas.
Koh Lipe
ThailandHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the best diving season.
Koh Phangan
ThailandHighlights: Good visibility, start of the better diving season.
Koh Kood
ThailandHighlights: Good visibility returning, ideal for exploring wrecks.
Koh Samet
ThailandHighlights: Good visibility returning, ideal for spotting reef fish.
Koh Racha
ThailandHighlights: Good visibility returning, excellent for macro diving.
Prachuap Khiri Khan
ThailandHighlights: Good diving conditions, start of the dry season.
Koh Tarutao
ThailandHighlights: Good diving conditions as the dry season begins.
Koh Phayam
ThailandHighlights: Good diving conditions as the dry season begins.