Where to Dive in September
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Bornholm
DenmarkHighlights: Excellent autumn clarity, ideal for wreck diving and photography
Ojamo Mine
FinlandHighlights: Stable, clear water year-round. Excellent for technical diving and exploring mine shafts.
Villefranche-sur-Mer
FranceHighlights: Autumn clarity returns, good for seeing larger fish
Molnár János Cave
HungarySilfra Fissure
IcelandHighlights: Crystal clear ice diving, unique geological formations
Highlights: Still excellent conditions, fewer crowds
Costa Tropical
SpainHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale shark sightings
Costa de Almería
SpainHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale shark sightings
Crimean Peninsula
UkraineHighlights: Post-summer clarity, excellent diving
Ternopil Quarry
UkraineHighlights: Clear water, autumn colors, good fish activity.
Highlights: Clear water, autumn colors, good fish activity.
Kraken Springs
GeorgiaHighlights: Cooling water, excellent visibility returns
Highlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef fish, start of plankton blooms
Príncipe Island
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Manta ray season, exceptional visibility.
Highlights: Best visibility of the year, abundant marine life
Flic en Flac
MauritiusHighlights: Visibility starts to improve again, warmer water.
Belle Mare
MauritiusHighlights: Water starts to warm up, visibility remains superb. Good for spotting larger pelagics.
Pemba Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, good chance of sightings in specific areas.
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Transition back to drier season, visibility improves
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Transition back to drier season, visibility improves
Larnaca
CyprusHighlights: Water cools, visibility improves, excellent for Zenobia
Protaras
CyprusHighlights: Excellent visibility returns, comfortable water temperatures
Achziv
IsraelHighlights: Excellent visibility returns, good for larger pelagics
Caesarea
IsraelHighlights: Visibility improves, ideal for historical exploration
Palmachim
IsraelHighlights: Visibility improves, good for spotting larger marine life
Highlights: Post-summer clarity, good for exploring wrecks
Osprey Reef
AustraliaHighlights: Spring bloom, vibrant marine life and clear waters
SS Yongala Wreck
AustraliaHighlights: Visibility improves, returning warmer currents bring pelagics.
Isle of Pines
New CaledoniaHighlights: Water warming up, excellent visibility, potential for manta rays
Loyalty Islands
New CaledoniaHighlights: Water warming, excellent visibility, potential for manta rays
The Barrier Reef
New CaledoniaHighlights: Water warming, excellent visibility, potential for manta rays
Western Province
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, excellent visibility
Marovo Lagoon
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, outer reef diving can be spectacular
Mary Island (Mborokua)
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, excellent visibility
Espiritu Santo
VanuatuHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray season begins
Oeno Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, return of manta rays
Ksamil
AlbaniaHighlights: Post-summer clarity, good for exploring underwater caves
Karaburun Peninsula
AlbaniaHighlights: Still warm and clear, fewer crowds than peak summer
Grundlsee
AustriaHighlights: Water cools, visibility improves significantly. Excellent for photography.
Wolfgangsee
AustriaHighlights: Water cools, visibility improves significantly. Excellent for photography.
Achensee
AustriaHighlights: Water cools, visibility improves significantly. Excellent for photography.
Plansee
AustriaVrelo Bune
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHighlights: Autumnal shift in underwater scenery
Tsarevo Region
BulgariaHighlights: Autumnal marine life, potential for larger pelagics
Istria
CroatiaHighlights: Still great conditions, fewer crowds, good for spotting octopuses
Kvarner Bay
CroatiaHighlights: Still great conditions, fewer crowds, good for spotting octopuses
Lastovo Archipelago
CroatiaHighlights: Still warm, good for exploring remote dive sites
Lipno Reservoir
Czech RepublicHighlights: Water starts to clear up, good visibility and pleasant temperatures.
Quarry Hracholusky
Czech RepublicHighlights: Water starts to clear up, excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures.
Quarry Lomeček
Czech RepublicHighlights: Water starts to clear up, excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures.
Väike-Pakri
EstoniaHighlights: Water cools, visibility often improves again, good seal encounters.
Hanko Peninsula
FinlandHighlights: Water cools, visibility often improves again, good seal encounters.
Bodensee (Lake Constance) Wrecks
GermanyHighlights: Clearer autumn water for wreck viewing
Zakynthos
GreeceHighlights: Late loggerhead sea turtle nesting, good visibility
Gyékényes Quarry Lakes
HungaryEl Grillo Wreck, Seyðisfjörður
IcelandHighlights: Autumn clarity, good for wreck exploration
Aeolian Islands
ItalyHighlights: Excellent visibility, comfortable temperatures
Capraia Island
ItalyHighlights: End of summer plankton blooms, attracting larger fish
The Baltic Sea
LithuaniaHighlights: Still good visibility, marine life active.
Lake Haute-Sûre
LuxembourgHighlights: Cooling temperatures, excellent visibility
Rosport Reservoir
LuxembourgHighlights: Cooling temperatures, excellent visibility
Highlights: Still warm, good for exploring
Vinkeveense Plassen
NetherlandsHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility returns
Boschmolenplas
NetherlandsHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility returns
Saltstraumen
NorwayHighlights: Autumn colors start to appear, marine life preparing for winter
Lofoten
NorwayHighlights: Autumn colors start to appear, potential for spotting larger fish
Mazury Lake District
PolandHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, reduced algae, good visibility
Koparki Quarry
PolandHighlights: Visibility improves as water cools, good for observing structures
Zakrzowek
PolandHighlights: Visibility improves as water cools, good for observing structures
The Azores
PortugalHighlights: Manta ray season continues, sperm whale sightings
The Algarve
PortugalHighlights: Continued good diving, possibility of manta rays
Porto Santo
PortugalHighlights: Continued excellent diving, possibility of manta rays
Lake Baikal
RussiaHighlights: Water begins to cool, but visibility remains good. Autumn colors on land can be spectacular.
Highlights: Water cools down, visibility improves again. Beautiful autumn colors in the surrounding mountains.
Black Sea
RussiaHighlights: Water begins to cool, visibility improves. End of summer holiday season means fewer crowds.
Highlights: Autumn clarity, fish preparing for winter
Russian Arctic
RussiaHighlights: Autumn colors on land, marine life preparing for winter
Kamchatka Peninsula
RussiaHighlights: Autumn clarity, excellent for macro photography
Orava Dam
SlovakiaHighlights: Autumn colors start to appear underwater, excellent visibility.
Lake Bled
SloveniaHighlights: Autumn brings clearer waters and beautiful light conditions.
Lake Bohinj
SloveniaHighlights: Autumn brings clearer waters and beautiful light conditions, ideal for photography.
Canary Islands
SpainHighlights: Good visibility returns, potential for pelagics
Cabo de Palos
SpainHighlights: Good visibility, potential for returning pelagics
Columbretes Islands
SpainHighlights: Good visibility, fewer divers, still good for marine life
Black Sea Coast
UkraineHighlights: Clearer waters after summer, good marine life
Kiev Reservoir
UkraineHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility.
Lundy Island
United KingdomHighlights: Continued seal activity, good visibility
St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve
United KingdomHighlights: Autumn plankton bloom, possible whale sightings
Anglesey
United KingdomHighlights: Autumn plankton bloom, possible whale sightings
Isle of Man
United KingdomHighlights: Autumn plankton bloom, possible whale sightings
Vobster Quay
United KingdomHighlights: Good visibility, fish still active
Capernwray Diving Centre
United KingdomHighlights: Good visibility, fish still active
Mariehamn and Surrounding Waters
Åland IslandsHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility, seals
Föglö Islands
Åland IslandsHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility, seals
Kökar
Åland IslandsHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility, seals
Northern Åland Archipelago
Åland IslandsHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility.
Southern Åland Archipelago
Åland IslandsHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility.
The Lumparland Dive Zone
Åland IslandsHighlights: Autumn colors underwater, good visibility.
Eastern Side of the Rock
GibraltarHighlights: Autumn marine life, potential for larger pelagics
Shirvan National Park
AzerbaijanHighlights: Visibility improves, good for macro life
Muara
BruneiHighlights: Conditions are improving significantly as the rainy season ends.
Labuan Shipwrecks
BruneiHighlights: Conditions are back to good for wreck exploration.
Koh Rong Archipelago
CambodiaHighlights: Conditions are excellent again after the monsoon.
Qingdao
ChinaHighlights: Water starts to cool, visibility improves. Good for seeing larger fish.
Atauro Island
East TimorHighlights: Rainy season winding down, visibility improving.
Dili
East TimorHighlights: Rainy season winding down, visibility starts to improve.
Com
East TimorHighlights: Visibility starts to increase again, good for reef exploration.
Jacó Island
East TimorHighlights: Visibility starts to increase again, currents can bring in pelagic species.
K41 - Dive Site near Dili
East TimorHighlights: Visibility starts to increase again, good for exploring the reef.
Highlights: Monsoon starts to recede, visibility improves.
Lakshadweep Islands
IndiaHighlights: Post-monsoon, conditions improving rapidly, good for reef exploration.
Bali
IndonesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for macro and wide-angle photography.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: End of the wetter season, visibility improving.
Sulawesi
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to wetter season, visibility may slightly decrease
Shiretoko Peninsula
JapanHighlights: Visibility improves, good for macro life
Hachijo-jima
JapanHighlights: Manta rays still present, visibility improving
Ogasawara Islands
JapanHighlights: Visibility improving, chance of seeing migrating whales
Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan Sector
KazakhstanHighlights: Water begins to cool, and visibility often improves after plankton blooms subside.
Mabul Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Excellent macro opportunities, turtles are common
Tioman Island
MalaysiaHighlights: End of the dry season, good chances for macro life
Redang Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Visibility improves, good for exploring reefs and spotting nudibranchs.
Perhentian Islands
MalaysiaHighlights: Visibility improves, excellent for exploring the many dive sites.
Tenggol Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Visibility improves, good for exploring the diverse topography.
Pom Pom Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Post-rainy season, excellent visibility returning
North Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Transition back to dry season, visibility improving
South Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Transition back to dry season, visibility improving
Baa Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: End of monsoon, visibility improving, still good chance of mantas
Vaavu Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Transition out of monsoon, visibility improving
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
PhilippinesHighlights: End of wet season, visibility improving
Balicasag Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Visibility improving, good chance of seeing schooling fish
Highlights: End of monsoon, visibility improving, potential for manta rays.
East Sea
South KoreaHighlights: Visibility improves as monsoon recedes, good for macro photography.
Ulleungdo Island
South KoreaHighlights: End of rainy season, improving visibility
Pigeon Island National Park
Sri LankaHighlights: End of southwest monsoon, visibility improving
Green Island
TaiwanHighlights: Typhoon season can affect conditions, but often good diving between storms
Orchid Island (Lanyu)
TaiwanHighlights: Manta rays still present, visibility improving
Kenting National Park
TaiwanHighlights: Visibility improving after rainy season
Penghu Islands
TaiwanHighlights: Visibility improving, good for exploring underwater landscapes
Xiaoliuqiu (Lambai Island)
TaiwanHighlights: Post-rainy season clarity improving, good for reef exploration.
Long Dong (Dragon Cave)
TaiwanHighlights: Post-rainy season clarity, good for exploring the 'Dragon Cave'.
Fulong Beach
TaiwanHighlights: Post-rainy season clarity, good for exploring the artificial reefs.
Similan Islands
ThailandHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility starts to improve.
Surin Islands
ThailandHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving.
Koh Tao
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Aydarkul Lake
UzbekistanHighlights: Water cooling down, visibility improving, good for observing fish behavior.
Charvak Reservoir
UzbekistanHighlights: Water cooling down, visibility improving, good for observing fish behavior.
Nui Chua National Park
VietnamHighlights: Rainy season tapering off, visibility improving. Possible turtle nesting.
Tobermory, Ontario
CanadaHighlights: Water starts to cool, but visibility remains good. Good for exploring wrecks.
Brockville, Ontario
CanadaHighlights: Water starts to cool, but visibility remains good. Good for exploring wrecks.
Highlights: Continued marine mammal activity
Socorro Island
MexicoHighlights: Conditions remain favorable for large marine life.
Guadalupe Island
MexicoHighlights: Great white sharks are still present, visibility remains good.
La Paz
MexicoHighlights: Conditions improving after rainy season, manta rays possible
Monterey Bay
United StatesHighlights: Visibility may start to decrease slightly, but still great diving.
Channel Islands
United StatesHighlights: Visibility may start to decrease, but marine life is still abundant.
North Carolina Wrecks
United StatesHighlights: Transition to cooler, clearer water
Catalina Island
United StatesHighlights: Late summer, still excellent conditions
Flower Garden Banks
United StatesHighlights: Manta ray season winding down
Saint-Pierre's Coastal Waters
Saint Pierre and MiquelonHighlights: Autumn diving, still good visibility and cooler water, potential for seabird migrations.
Ambergris Caye
BelizeHighlights: Visibility improving, potential for manta rays
Belize Barrier Reef
BelizeHighlights: Visibility improving, potential for manta rays
Lighthouse Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Visibility starts to improve as rainy season ends.
Cocos Island
Costa RicaHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving, manta rays present
Roatán
HondurasHighlights: Transition out of rainy season, visibility improving
Coiba National Park
PanamaHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving
San Blas Islands
PanamaHighlights: Visibility improves as the dry season begins.
Cayo Largo
CubaHighlights: Rainy season tapering off, visibility improving
East Point
CuraçaoHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, good for general reef exploration.
Porto Marie
CuraçaoHighlights: Rainy season begins, visibility can be variable but generally good.
La Romana
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season ends, good for exploring wrecks.
Samaná Peninsula
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season ends, good for exploring diverse marine life.
Moliniere Point
GrenadaHighlights: Visibility improves, manta rays may be seen passing through.
Grenada's Atlantic Side
GrenadaHighlights: Visibility improving significantly, start of manta ray season.
Cote des Arcadins
HaitiHighlights: Visibility improves significantly as rainy season ends.
Cap-Haitien and Labadee
HaitiHighlights: Visibility returns to good levels after the rainy season.
Ile a Vache
HaitiHighlights: Visibility improves significantly as the rainy season concludes.
Port Salut and Les Cayes
HaitiHighlights: Rainy season ending, visibility improving.
Montego Bay Marine Park
JamaicaHighlights: Rainy season tapers off, visibility improves.
Ocho Rios
JamaicaHighlights: Rainy season winding down, visibility improving.
Northwest Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Visibility starts to improve as rainy season tapers off.
Rendezvous Bay
MontserratHighlights: Visibility starts to improve as rainy season ends.
Fajardo
Puerto RicoHighlights: Visibility improves, smaller fish schooling
Culebra
Puerto RicoHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, juvenile fish
Colombier Bay
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Rainy season winding down, visibility improving.
Pain de Sucre
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Rainy season winding down, visibility improving.
Sandy Point, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Rainy season winding down, visibility improving.
Charlestown, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Rainy season ending, visibility starts to improve.
Oualie Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Rainy season ending, visibility improving.
Union Island
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Visibility returns to good levels, start of manta ray season.
Dawn Beach
Sint MaartenHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season ends. Good time for macro photography.
Little Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season subsides. Good for observing reef structures.
Speyside, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season ends. Good time to see schooling fish.
Store Bay, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Visibility improving, good chance of seeing schooling fish.
Mt. Irvine, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Visibility improving, good chance of seeing schooling fish.
Grace Bay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Visibility improving as the rainy season ends, good chance of seeing reef sharks.
Buck Island, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving, good for macro life.
Fernando de Noronha
BrazilHighlights: Start of dry season, excellent conditions return
Arraial do Cabo
BrazilHighlights: Spring, visibility improves, start of plankton blooms
Ilha Grande
BrazilHighlights: Spring, visibility improves, start of plankton blooms
Maragogi
BrazilHighlights: Manta ray season continues. Good chance to see these majestic creatures.
San Andres and Providencia
ColombiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing larger pelagics.
Rosario Islands
ColombiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for spotting schools of fish.
Malpelo Island
ColombiaHighlights: Return of hammerhead shark season, large aggregations possible.
Taganga
ColombiaHighlights: Consistent good diving, ideal for macro photography.
Galápagos Islands
EcuadorHighlights: Still good for whale shark sightings, sea lion pups are active.
Los Roques Archipelago
VenezuelaHighlights: Rainy season ending, visibility improving
Morrocoy National Park
VenezuelaHighlights: Waters clearing up after rainy season
Cayo Sal
VenezuelaHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, good for pelagic sightings.
Oran Bay
AlgeriaHighlights: Visibility improves again, good for observing octopus and nudibranchs.
Jijel
AlgeriaHighlights: Visibility improves, good for macro photography and observing cephalopods.
Sharm El Sheikh
EgyptHighlights: Visibility improves as temperatures start to cool slightly.
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Visibility improves, good chance of seeing sharks
Ain El Ghazala
LibyaHighlights: Post-summer clarity returning, good for exploring shipwrecks
Susah
LibyaHighlights: Improved visibility, good for exploring submerged structures
Bijagos Archipelago
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Visibility improving, potential for manta rays
Joal-Fadiouth
SenegalHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, good for reef exploration.
Banana Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Visibility significantly improves, good for exploring reefs.
Turtle Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Visibility significantly improves, excellent for exploring reefs and spotting turtles.
Benguela
AngolaHighlights: Water starts to warm up. Visibility improves. Beginning of plankton blooms.
Lobito
AngolaHighlights: Water begins to warm. Visibility improves. Increased plankton activity.
Namibe
AngolaHighlights: Water starts to warm. Visibility improves. Beginning of plankton blooms.
Bioko Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Manta ray season, good conditions for encountering larger marine life.
Corisco Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent conditions for encountering large marine life.
Annobón Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Manta ray season, prime conditions for encountering large marine life.
Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: End of whale shark season, manta rays appear
São Tomé Northern Coast
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Manta rays appear, good visibility
São Tomé Southern Coast
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Pedras Tinhosas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Lake Tanganyika
BurundiHighlights: Excellent visibility, cichlid breeding season
Moheli Marine Park
ComorosHighlights: Peak humpback whale season, good visibility
Mayotte
ComorosHighlights: Manta ray season winding down, good pelagic activity
Dissei Island
EritreaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the season for schooling fish.
Nora and Nokra Islands
EritreaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for spotting larger fish.
Highlights: Manta ray season begins, good visibility
Highlights: Good visibility, potential for larger pelagics
Highlights: Good visibility, potential for sightings of larger marine animals
Highlights: Continued good diving, transition to warmer waters.
Nosy Be
MadagascarHighlights: Warming waters, good for spotting pelagic species.
Nosy Tanikely
MadagascarHighlights: Transition to warmer waters, good for reef fish activity
Île Sainte-Marie
MadagascarHighlights: Warming waters, good for reef fish and invertebrates
Nosy Mitsio
MadagascarHighlights: Warming waters, good for reef fish and invertebrate activity
Le Morne
MauritiusHighlights: Water starts to warm, visibility remains very good. Manta ray season begins.
Blue Bay Marine Park
MauritiusHighlights: Water starts to warm, visibility remains good. Manta ray sightings are possible.
N'Gouja Reef
MayotteHighlights: Calm seas, good visibility for observing reef inhabitants
M'Bouzi Island
MayotteHighlights: Good visibility, potential for turtles and reef sharks
Etang-Salé
RéunionHighlights: Manta ray season winding down, good macro and lava formations
Praslin
SeychellesHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, potential for early whale shark sightings.
La Digue
SeychellesHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, potential for early whale shark sightings.
Silhouette Island
SeychellesHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, potential for early whale shark sightings.
Zanzibar
TanzaniaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, good chance of sightings.
Mafia Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, good chance of sightings.
Protea Banks
South AfricaHighlights: Manta rays still present, good shark sightings
Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Rainy season ending, visibility improving, good for spotting reef fish.
Ayia Napa
CyprusHighlights: Good visibility, less crowded than peak summer, continued wreck exploration
Hengam Island
IranHighlights: Visibility improving, good for spotting larger pelagics
Red Sea - Jeddah
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Water starts to cool, visibility improves.
Farasan Banks
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Temperatures begin to cool, visibility improves.
Ras Mohammed National Park
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Temperatures begin to cool, visibility improves.
Umluj
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Visibility improving, manta ray sightings possible
Fujairah
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Water starts to cool, visibility improves
Musandam Peninsula
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Water begins to cool, visibility improves
Lord Howe Island
AustraliaHighlights: Spring, water warming up, visibility improving
The Flying Fish Cove
Christmas IslandHighlights: Visibility improves, pelagic life returns.
Ethel Beach
Christmas IslandHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues. Possible whale shark sightings.
Perpendicular Wall
Christmas IslandHighlights: Potential for whale shark encounters. Currents are a key feature.
West White Beach
Christmas IslandHighlights: Good for spotting a variety of reef life. Less chance of strong currents.
Thundercliff Cave
Christmas IslandHighlights: Warmer waters return, increased chance of seeing larger pelagics
Direction Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Warmer waters, increased activity of larger fish
West Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Warmer waters, increased activity of larger fish
Home Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Continued good visibility and calm seas.
North Keeling Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Good visibility and calm seas, excellent for macro photography.
Taveuni
FijiHighlights: End of the dry season, still excellent visibility and calm waters.
Kadavu
FijiHighlights: Excellent visibility. Transitioning back to warmer waters.
Somosomo Strait
FijiHighlights: Transitioning to warmer waters. Visibility remains good.
Bligh Water
FijiHighlights: Transitioning to warmer waters. Visibility remains excellent.
Lomaiviti Islands
FijiHighlights: Visibility remains good. Start of turtle nesting season on some islands.
Great Astrolabe Reef
FijiHighlights: Visibility remains good. Turtle nesting season begins on some nearby islands.
Grande Terre
New CaledoniaHighlights: Visibility remains good. Start of turtle nesting season on some islands.
Belep Islands
New CaledoniaHighlights: Visibility improves, warmer water returns.
Kimbe Bay
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Visibility improves, warmer water returns.
Rabaul
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Visibility improves, warmer water returns, good for macro life.
Milne Bay
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Visibility can decrease slightly, but marine life remains prolific. Good for macro photography.
Kavieng
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Manta ray season begins to wind down, but still good sightings. Macro life is good.
Walindi
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Visibility improving, good for reef diving.
Madang
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Visibility improving, good for reef exploration.
Alotau
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Visibility improving, good for exploring WWII wrecks.
Guadalcanal
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves again. Excellent time for encountering manta rays.
Florida Islands
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves. Manta rays may start to appear.
Russell Islands
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves. Look out for manta rays and other pelagics.
Tanna
VanuatuHighlights: Visibility improving, good for exploring wrecks and reefs
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Visibility improving, good for wreck diving
Highlights: End of whale season, excellent for general reef and shark diving
Bikini Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Visibility can be variable, but still good for wrecks
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season
Rongelap Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season
Rota
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Visibility improving as rainy season ends
German Channel
PalauHighlights: Conditions improving, good manta ray sightings
Ulong Channel
PalauHighlights: Visibility begins to improve as the rainy season ends.
Peleliu Wall
PalauHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season subsides.
Ngemelis Wall
PalauHighlights: Visibility begins to improve as the rainy season ends.
Blue Holes
PalauHighlights: Visibility improving, good for exploring the cave system.
Tutuila
American SamoaHighlights: Humpback whale season continues, good marine life.
Aitutaki
Cook IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, good for exploring deeper sections
Atiu
Cook IslandsHighlights: Continued good diving conditions, potential for early humpback whale sightings.
Mangaia
Cook IslandsHighlights: Continued good diving conditions, potential for early humpback whale sightings offshore.
Palmerston Atoll
Cook IslandsHighlights: Continued good diving conditions, potential for early humpback whale sightings offshore.
Moorea
French PolynesiaHighlights: Continued good diving, less crowded, possibility of manta rays
Tahiti
French PolynesiaHighlights: End of dry season, good visibility, possibility of manta rays
Tikehau
French PolynesiaHighlights: End of dry season, good visibility, possibility of manta rays
Manihi
French PolynesiaHighlights: Visibility improves, potential for humpback whale encounters
Nuku Hiva
French PolynesiaHighlights: Visibility improves, potential for humpback whale encounters
Huahine
French PolynesiaHighlights: Visibility improves, potential for humpback whale encounters
Avatele Bay
NiueHighlights: End of whale shark season, still a chance of sightings.
Liku Sea Track
NiueHighlights: End of whale shark season, still possible to see them.
Highlights: Continued good diving, possibility of humpback whale sightings.
Tamakautoga
NiueHighlights: Continued good diving, possibility of humpback whale sightings.
Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: Stable conditions, good for reef exploration.
Ducie Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: Stable conditions, excellent for observing the abundant marine life.
Funafuti Atoll
TuvaluHighlights: Humpback whale sightings are more likely, visibility improves
Nukufetau Atoll
TuvaluHighlights: Increased chance of humpback whale encounters, good visibility
Nanumanga
TuvaluHighlights: Increased chance of humpback whale encounters, better visibility
Vaitupu
TuvaluHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of humpback whale migration (offshore)
Alofi Coast
Wallis & FutunaHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for pelagic sightings
Leava Seaside
Wallis & FutunaHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for pelagic sightings
Sigave Bay
Wallis & FutunaHighlights: Whale season winding down, good visibility.
Wallis Lagoon
Wallis & FutunaHighlights: Visibility remains good, with a chance of seeing manta rays.
Nukuhione Channel
Wallis & FutunaHighlights: Whale season ending, good visibility for channel diving.
Koh Lipe
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving significantly.
Koh Kood
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility starts to improve.
Koh Racha
ThailandHighlights: Transition to dry season, visibility starts to improve.
Prachuap Khiri Khan
ThailandHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving.
Koh Tarutao
ThailandHighlights: Transitioning to the dry season, visibility is improving significantly.
Koh Phayam
ThailandHighlights: Transitioning to the dry season, visibility is improving.