Where to Dive in October

The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month

Excellent Diving

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

Highlights: Excellent conditions return, warm water and great visibility.

Kraken Springs
Georgia
13-15°C 20-30m None Rainy

Highlights: Fantastic autumn diving, clear water

Raja Ampat
Indonesia
28-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of the prime diving season.

Kushimoto
Japan
24-27°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta rays, good chance of seeing turtles

Hachijo-jima
Japan
24-27°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta rays, turtles, good for macro

North Male Atoll
Maldives
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray season begins

South Male Atoll
Maldives
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray season begins

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

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season

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

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for channel dives with sharks

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

Highlights: Start of the dry season, excellent visibility, manta rays return

28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Reopening of the park, excellent conditions

28-30°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season.

Ulleungdo Island
South Korea
17-21°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, colorful autumn marine life, often considered the best month

Green Island
Taiwan
24-27°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray sightings possible

17-22°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, diverse marine life

Brunei Bay
Brunei
27-30°C 15-20m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Peak manta ray season

Pelong Rocks
Brunei
26-29°C 15-20m Moderate Rainy

Highlights: Continued manta ray sightings

Muara
Brunei
28-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and calm seas.

28-31°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility for detailed wreck inspection.

28-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Fantastic visibility for exploring the vibrant coral reefs.

Sanya
China
25-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing turtles and larger reef fish.

Qingdao
China
14-18°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn diving, excellent visibility and cooler temperatures. Kelp forests are vibrant.

25-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, warm waters. Good for seeing turtles and diverse reef life.

Zhuhai
China
24-27°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, diverse reef fish

Fuxian Lake
China
18-22°C 10-15m None

Highlights: Excellent conditions as the rainy season ends and water cools slightly.

Dili
East Timor
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Conditions improve significantly as the dry season begins.

Com
East Timor
27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral gardens, diverse marine life.

Jacó Island
East Timor
27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, strong currents can lead to exciting encounters with pelagic life.

27-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef fish, vibrant coral.

Lake Jocassee
Georgia
14-18°C 15-25m None Rainy

Highlights: Autumn colors underwater, excellent visibility

Sai Kung
Hong Kong
24-27°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures, peak coral spawning season.

Port Shelter
Hong Kong
24-27°C 12-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility and temperatures, coral spawning.

Sharp Island
Hong Kong
24-27°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures, ideal for coral observation.

Hoi Ha Wan
Hong Kong
24-27°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility and marine life

Ninepin Islands
Hong Kong
24-27°C 20-25m Moderate

Highlights: Excellent visibility and abundant marine life

Tung Ping Chau
Hong Kong
24-27°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.

Basalt Island
Hong Kong
24-27°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.

27-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Post-monsoon clarity returns, good for exploring reefs.

28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent diving conditions return, good for spotting larger pelagics.

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Conditions continue to improve, good for spotting diverse reef fish.

Bali
Indonesia
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to rainy season, still good diving.

Alor Archipelago
Indonesia
27-29°C 15-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Good macro photography opportunities

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

Highlights: Start of dry season, excellent visibility

Okinawa
Japan
23-26°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn, good visibility, pleasant water temperatures

20-23°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn, good visibility, pleasant water temperatures

26-28°C 20-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Manta ray season

Ishigaki
Japan
26-28°C 20-25m Mild Rainy

Highlights: Manta ray season

Yakushima
Japan
23-25°C 20-25m Mild Rainy
9-12°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Autumn colors underwater, sea otters, possibility of whales

25-27°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season

Sipadan Island
Malaysia
28-30°C 15-25m Moderate Rainy

Highlights: Slight increase in plankton, potential for manta rays.

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

Highlights: End of the dry season, still great diving

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

Highlights: End of the dry season, excellent conditions for all types of diving.

28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: End of the dry season, ideal conditions for diving.

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

Highlights: End of the dry season, excellent conditions for all types of diving.

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

Highlights: Manta ray season continues

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

Highlights: Good visibility for exploring the house reef

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

Highlights: Manta ray season continues, excellent macro opportunities

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

Highlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life

Baa Atoll
Maldives
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray sightings

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

Highlights: Return of clearer waters, good for reef diving

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

Highlights: Return of clearer waters, good for reef diving

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

Highlights: Return of clearer waters, good for channel dives

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

Highlights: Start of the dry season, visibility improves, manta rays may appear

28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Start of the dry season, visibility improves significantly

Western Rocky
Myanmar
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season

Astola Island
Pakistan
24-27°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility returns, good for pelagic sightings

Ormara Coast
Pakistan
26-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good conditions for pelagic sightings

Anilao
Philippines
27-29°C 12-20m Mild

Highlights: Post-rainy season, good conditions for macro.

Apo Reef
Philippines
27-29°C 12-20m Mild

Highlights: Post-rainy season, conditions improving for pelagic sightings.

Malapascua Island
Philippines
27-29°C 12-20m Mild

Highlights: Post-rainy season, conditions improving for thresher shark sightings.

Coron
Philippines
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Dry season begins, excellent conditions returning

Moalboal
Philippines
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Dry season begins, sardine run starts to rebuild

Dauin
Philippines
27-29°C 10-20m Mild

Highlights: Dry season begins, excellent macro diving conditions

Puerto Galera
Philippines
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly. Manta ray season begins.

Verde Island Passage
Philippines
27-30°C 20-30m Moderate

Highlights: Transition to dry season. Excellent visibility returns. Manta ray season begins.

Panglao Island
Philippines
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Visibility improving significantly, good for spotting larger pelagics.

Siquijor
Philippines
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Visibility improving, good for spotting nudibranchs.

Camiguin
Philippines
27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Visibility improving, good for spotting nudibranchs and small critters.

Balicasag Island
Philippines
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins to return

Jeju Island
South Korea
16-20°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Visibility improves as monsoon recedes, good for macro.

East Sea
South Korea
15-19°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Pleasant temperatures and good visibility.

Busan
South Korea
18-22°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, colorful autumn marine life

Geoje Island
South Korea
17-21°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, colorful autumn marine life

Hikkaduwa
Sri Lanka
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for reef exploration.

Trincomalee
Sri Lanka
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for diverse marine life.

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

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, good visibility

Mirissa
Sri Lanka
28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins, good visibility

28-31°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions, whale shark sightings possible

Unawatuna
Sri Lanka
28-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good conditions returning

25-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: End of manta ray season, good for exploring caves and wrecks

24-27°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring coral gardens

23-26°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Ideal diving conditions, vibrant coral reefs

26-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale shark sightings.

23-26°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn diving, excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.

Fulong Beach
Taiwan
23-26°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Autumn diving, excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.

Similan Islands
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, start of manta season.

Surin Islands
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, start of manta season.

Koh Tao
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, calm seas, whale shark sightings are common.

Phuket
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly. Good time for macro photography.

28-30°C 15-25m Moderate

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves. Manta ray sightings start to increase.

Koh Lanta
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly. Good for exploring the local reefs.

Krabi
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions returning, potential for manta rays.

Koh Phi Phi
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions returning, potential for manta rays and whale sharks.

Koh Chang
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly.

Koh Samui
Thailand
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of peak season.

Koh Lipe
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of the best diving season.

Koh Phangan
Thailand
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of the better diving season.

Koh Kood
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility returning, ideal for exploring wrecks.

Koh Samet
Thailand
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility returning, ideal for spotting reef fish.

Koh Racha
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility returning, excellent for macro diving.

28-31°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good diving conditions, start of the dry season.

Koh Tarutao
Thailand
28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good diving conditions as the dry season begins.

Koh Phayam
Thailand
28-31°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good diving conditions as the dry season begins.

Nha Trang
Vietnam
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good diving conditions return, possibility of seeing larger pelagics.

Phu Quoc
Vietnam
27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Conditions improve significantly, good chance to see turtles.

Con Dao
Vietnam
26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Conditions improve significantly, good chance to see sea turtles nesting on nearby islands.

26-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Visibility significantly improves. Start of the dry season.

Good Diving

Lake Sevan
Armenia
14°C 12-18m
Caspian Sea - Azerbaijani Coast
Azerbaijan
18°C 10-15m
Gobustan Rock Art
Azerbaijan
18°C 10-15m
Saint Martin's Island
Bangladesh
28°C 10-20m
Cox's Bazar
Bangladesh
28°C 10-20m
Teknaf
Bangladesh
29°C 10-18m
Kuakata
Bangladesh
28°C 8-15m
Maheshkhali Island
Bangladesh
29°C 10-18m
Koh Tang
Cambodia
31°C 10-20m
Koh Prins
Cambodia
31°C 8-18m
Sihanoukville
Cambodia
31°C 8-13m
Dalian
China
14°C 10-20m
Beidaihe
China
14°C 10-20m
Lake Lanier
Georgia
18°C 10-20m
Breaker Reef
Hong Kong
27°C 12-18m
Goa
India
30°C 10-15m
Pondicherry
India
31°C 10-20m
Komodo National Park
Indonesia
29°C 10-15m
Sulawesi
Indonesia
30°C 15-20m
Lombok and the Gili Islands
Indonesia
29°C 10-15m
Bangka and Belitung Islands
Indonesia
30°C 10-15m
Cendrawasih Bay
Indonesia
31°C 10-15m
Almaty Region Mountain Lakes
Kazakhstan
12°C 10-15m
Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan Sector
Kazakhstan
18°C 20-25m
Lake Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
12°C 10-15m
Tioman Island
Malaysia
30°C 10-20m
Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago
Myanmar
30°C 15-20m
Black Rock
Myanmar
29°C 15-20m
Phewa Lake
Nepal
22°C 10-15m
Rara Lake
Nepal
10°C 12-22m
Shey Phoksundo Lake
Nepal
15°C 12-18m
Karachi Coast
Pakistan
27°C 12-18m
Jiwani Coast
Pakistan
28°C 10-15m
Padre Burgos
Philippines
30°C 10-20m
Weligama
Sri Lanka
30°C 10-20m
Negombo
Sri Lanka
31°C 12-18m
Lake Iskanderkul
Tajikistan
14°C 10-20m
Lake Sarez
Tajikistan
11°C 10-20m
Karakul Lake
Tajikistan
8°C 10-20m
Pattaya
Thailand
30°C 12-22m
Aydarkul Lake
Uzbekistan
16°C 15-20m
Charvak Reservoir
Uzbekistan
16°C 15-20m
Hoi An
Vietnam
29°C 10-20m
Da Nang
Vietnam
29°C 10-20m
Whale Island
Vietnam
29°C 10-20m