Where to Dive in October
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
All Americas
Montserrat
(3)
United States
(10)
Belize
(7)
Mexico
(10)
Honduras
(5)
Barbados
(4)
Dominican Republic
(6)
Jamaica
(5)
Puerto Rico
(7)
Saint Lucia
(4)
Sint Maarten
(5)
Trinidad and Tobago
(6)
Turks and Caicos Islands
(7)
U.S. Virgin Islands
(4)
Venezuela
(6)
Colombia
(7)
Panama
(6)
Dominica
(6)
Anguilla
(5)
Bermuda
(5)
Grenada
(5)
Haiti
(5)
Cuba
(9)
Aruba
(4)
Curaçao
(8)
Costa Rica
(7)
Bahamas
(10)
Brazil
(10)
Cayman Islands
(3)
Saint Barthélemy
(6)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
(6)
British Virgin Islands
(8)
Saint Martin
(5)
Nicaragua
(4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(8)
Antigua and Barbuda
(3)
Ecuador
(5)
El Salvador
(2)
Guatemala
(2)
Falkland Islands
(6)
Peru
(3)
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
(2)
Uruguay
(4)
Chile
(6)
Canada
(7)
Argentina
(6)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
(2)
Greenland
(7)
Bolivia
(1)
Suriname
(4)
Excellent Diving
Florida Keys
United States
26-29°C
15-25m
Mild
Highlights: Visibility improves, water starts to cool slightly.
Monterey Bay
United States
12-14°C
8-15m
Mild
Highlights: Autumn colors in the kelp, good for observing octopus.
Channel Islands
United States
13-15°C
10-20m
Mild
Highlights: Autumn colors in the kelp, good for observing octopus.
North Carolina Wrecks
United States
18-22°C
20-30m
Mild
Highlights: Excellent visibility, fall colors underwater
Lake Superior
United States
8-12°C
20-25m
Mild
Highlights: Excellent visibility, dramatic shipwreck exploration
Good Diving
Catalina Island
United States
19°C
10-15m