Where to Dive in October

The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month

Excellent Diving

Larnaca
Cyprus
22-25°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures for Zenobia

Eilat
Israel
26-28°C 25-35m None

Highlights: Autumn is a prime time for diverse marine life

Aqaba
Jordan
25-27°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent autumn conditions, abundant marine life

26-29°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins

Byblos
Lebanon
23-25°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Ideal conditions for exploring diverse underwater topography

Tyre
Lebanon
23-25°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions for exploring historical dive sites

27-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life

Red Sea - Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
28-30°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions, a great time for whale shark sightings.

Farasan Banks
Saudi Arabia
28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of the return of larger marine life.

Yanbu
Saudi Arabia
26-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring.

25-28°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring the diverse reefs.

Umluj
Saudi Arabia
26-29°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility returns, good for reef exploration

Fasht Al Adhm
Bahrain
27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, potential for larger pelagics

Abu Thalma
Bahrain
27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, potential for larger pelagics

Paphos
Cyprus
22-24°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn diving, pleasant temperatures

Ayia Napa
Cyprus
22-24°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn diving, pleasant temperatures, good for exploring the Zenobia

Limassol
Cyprus
22-24°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn diving, pleasant temperatures

Protaras
Cyprus
23-26°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Pleasant water temperatures, good visibility

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Ideal diving conditions, good visibility and comfortable temperatures

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Ideal diving conditions, good visibility and comfortable temperatures

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, diverse marine life

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, diverse marine life

Achziv
Israel
24-26°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Pleasant water temperatures, good visibility

Caesarea
Israel
24-26°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Pleasant temperatures, good visibility for ruins

Palmachim
Israel
24-26°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Pleasant temperatures, good visibility

23-25°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn colors underwater

Kubbar Island
Kuwait
26-28°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent autumn diving conditions

Qaruh Island
Kuwait
26-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent autumn diving, clear waters, abundant fish, potential for larger pelagics.

Garouh Island
Kuwait
26-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent autumn diving, clear waters, abundant fish, potential for larger pelagics.

Fahal Island
Kuwait
26-29°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent autumn diving, clear waters, abundant fish, potential for larger pelagics.

Batroun
Lebanon
22-24°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Autumn colors underwater

Chekka
Lebanon
22-24°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Autumn migration of certain fish species

Sidon
Lebanon
22-24°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility for observing historical artifacts

27-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of the cooler season

27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of the cooler season

Mirbat
Oman
27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of the cooler season

27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Manta ray season begins

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable water temperatures.

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the rich biodiversity.

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Ideal conditions for exploring the reef's structure and marine life.

27-30°C 12-18m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions, good for spotting diverse marine life.

Al Lith
Saudi Arabia
28-31°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Visibility improves, good chance for manta rays

Latakia
Syria
20-23°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, pleasant temperatures

Fujairah
United Arab Emirates
27-29°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent diving conditions, abundant marine life

Musandam Peninsula
United Arab Emirates
26-28°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Ideal diving conditions, abundant marine life

Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
28-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures

Dubai
United Arab Emirates
28-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures

Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
28-31°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures

27-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good for pelagic sightings

27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good conditions for spotting larger marine life

Al Mukalla
Yemen
27-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Good for spotting pelagic species

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season.

27-30°C 20-30m Moderate

Highlights: Excellent visibility, potential for manta ray sightings.

27-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, potential for manta ray sightings.

Good Diving

Northern Dive Sites
Bahrain
29°C 10-15m
Hawar Islands
Bahrain
29°C 10-18m
Amchit
Lebanon
24°C 15-25m
Jounieh
Lebanon
24°C 15-25m
Salalah
Oman
30°C 10-20m
Oman Fjords
Oman
29°C 10-20m
Fuwarit Beach
Qatar
30°C 10-15m
Tartus
Syria
25°C 15-20m
Arwad Island
Syria
25°C 15-20m
Antalya
Türkiye
25°C 15-25m
Kas
Türkiye
24°C 15-25m
Bodrum
Türkiye
23°C 15-25m
Fethiye
Türkiye
23°C 15-25m
Marmaris
Türkiye
24°C 15-25m
Cesme
Türkiye
23°C 15-25m
Alanya
Türkiye
25°C 15-25m
Ayvalik
Türkiye
22°C 15-20m
Canakkale
Türkiye
20°C 15-20m
Gokova Bay
Türkiye
23°C 18-23m
Saros Gulf
Türkiye
21°C 15-25m