Sezon nurkowy, miesiąc po miesiącu na całym świecie
Manty na stacjach czyszczenia, rekiny wielorybie, miesiące samogłowów, tygodnie przejrzystej wody.
47 kierunków w SeasonMap, w każdym miesiącu uszeregowane według wyniku komfortu — bo liczy się nie tylko to, gdzie sezon trwa, ale też czy pogoda jest w tym czasie warta podróży.
Kiedy trwa
Sezon nurkowy — styczeń
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 1 paź – 30 kwiJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.93
- Fudżajra 🇦🇪 Zjednoczone Emiraty ArabskieGulf of Oman dive season · 15 paź – 15 maj (zwykle)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.92
- Kisz 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 paź – 10 maj (zwykle)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.91
- Jamestown Wyspa Świętej HelenyWhale shark season · 1 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.88
- Port Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.86
- Dżudda 🇸🇦 Arabia SaudyjskaRed Sea dive season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.84
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.83
- Dżibuti 🇩🇯 DżibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 lis – 15 lut (zwykle)Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Tadjoura pull in a crowd of unusually young whale sharks, most of them only three or four metres long.79
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.75
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndieDive and boat season · 15 paź – 15 majThe dive centres on Beach No.75
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndieSailing and dive season · 15 paź – 10 majThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.73
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KeniaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself.72
- Ko Lanta Yai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.71
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)Through the warm months leopard sharks gather on the sand at Julian Rocks, twenty minutes offshore, and swap places with the grey nurse sharks that hold there in winter.69
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.62
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale sharks and mantas · 1 paź – 15 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.62
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale shark season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.61
- Chuuk 🇫🇲 MikronezjaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The north-east trades settle the lagoon from about December to April, which is when the crossings to the far wrecks are comfortable and the water inside the holds is at its clearest.56
- Wyspy Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonezjaManta season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.52
- Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonezjaManta season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.49
Sezon nurkowy — luty
- Kisz 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 paź – 10 maj (zwykle)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.93
- Port Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.91
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 1 paź – 30 kwiJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.91
- Fudżajra 🇦🇪 Zjednoczone Emiraty ArabskieGulf of Oman dive season · 15 paź – 15 maj (zwykle)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.89
- Jamestown Wyspa Świętej HelenyWhale shark season · 1 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- Dżudda 🇸🇦 Arabia SaudyjskaRed Sea dive season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.85
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.84
- Dżibuti 🇩🇯 DżibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 lis – 15 lut (zwykle)Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Tadjoura pull in a crowd of unusually young whale sharks, most of them only three or four metres long.80
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndieDive and boat season · 15 paź – 15 majThe dive centres on Beach No.78
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndieSailing and dive season · 15 paź – 10 majThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.76
- Ko Lanta Yai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.75
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 lut – 30 kwi (zwykle)The reliable encounters are off Utila, an hour west by boat, where the shelf drops into deep water and the boils bring plankton up.74
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 TajlandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 lut – 5 maj (zwykle)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.74
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.73
- Utila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 lut – 31 maj (zwykle)Utila is one of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round, but February to May is when sightings are most reliable, peaking in March and April as plankton blooms draw them close to shore.73
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KeniaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself.72
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.70
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)Through the warm months leopard sharks gather on the sand at Julian Rocks, twenty minutes offshore, and swap places with the grey nurse sharks that hold there in winter.66
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale shark season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.63
- Chuuk 🇫🇲 MikronezjaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The north-east trades settle the lagoon from about December to April, which is when the crossings to the far wrecks are comfortable and the water inside the holds is at its clearest.60
- Wyspy Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonezjaManta season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.59
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale sharks and mantas · 1 paź – 15 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.59
- Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonezjaManta season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.52
Sezon nurkowy — marzec
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 1 paź – 30 kwiJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.86
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.86
- Port Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.85
- Jamestown Wyspa Świętej HelenyWhale shark season · 1 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.85
- Kisz 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 paź – 10 maj (zwykle)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.83
- Fudżajra 🇦🇪 Zjednoczone Emiraty ArabskieGulf of Oman dive season · 15 paź – 15 maj (zwykle)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.81
- Dżudda 🇸🇦 Arabia SaudyjskaRed Sea dive season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.79
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalezjaDive season · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.79
- Ko tao 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWhale shark season · 15 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.77
- Więzienie Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 WietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 mar – 30 cze (zwykle)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.77
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndieDive and boat season · 15 paź – 15 majThe dive centres on Beach No.76
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed.76
- Utila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 lut – 31 maj (zwykle)Utila is one of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round, but February to May is when sightings are most reliable, peaking in March and April as plankton blooms draw them close to shore.76
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndieSailing and dive season · 15 paź – 10 majThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.75
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 lut – 30 kwi (zwykle)The reliable encounters are off Utila, an hour west by boat, where the shelf drops into deep water and the boils bring plankton up.73
- Praslin 🇸🇨 SeszeleThe calm between monsoons · 25 mar – 10 maj (zwykle)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.71
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale shark season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.70
- Ko Lanta Yai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.70
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale sharks and mantas · 1 paź – 15 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.70
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 TajlandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 lut – 5 maj (zwykle)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.68
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaNingaloo coral spawning · 5–31 mar (zwykle)The reef releases on the nights after the March full moon.68
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KeniaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself.67
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.66
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeszeleInter-monsoon calms · 15 mar – 15 maj (zwykle)Between the two monsoons the wind drops and the water off Mahé goes flat and clear, which is when the granite dive sites and the boats to the outer islands are at their best.66
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.66
…i jeszcze 4 w tym miesiącu (marzec).
Sezon nurkowy — kwiecień
- Jamestown Wyspa Świętej HelenyWhale shark season · 1 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 1 paź – 30 kwiJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.82
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.82
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)Through the warm months leopard sharks gather on the sand at Julian Rocks, twenty minutes offshore, and swap places with the grey nurse sharks that hold there in winter.79
- Port Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.78
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalezjaDive season · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.76
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale sharks and mantas · 1 paź – 15 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.76
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 sie (zwykle)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.75
- Utila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 lut – 31 maj (zwykle)Utila is one of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round, but February to May is when sightings are most reliable, peaking in March and April as plankton blooms draw them close to shore.74
- Dżudda 🇸🇦 Arabia SaudyjskaRed Sea dive season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.73
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed.73
- Kisz 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 paź – 10 maj (zwykle)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.73
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 lut – 30 kwi (zwykle)The reliable encounters are off Utila, an hour west by boat, where the shelf drops into deep water and the boils bring plankton up.71
- Więzienie Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 WietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 mar – 30 cze (zwykle)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.71
- Ko tao 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWhale shark season · 15 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.70
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndieDive and boat season · 15 paź – 15 majThe dive centres on Beach No.70
- Fudżajra 🇦🇪 Zjednoczone Emiraty ArabskieGulf of Oman dive season · 15 paź – 15 maj (zwykle)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.70
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndieSailing and dive season · 15 paź – 10 majThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.68
- Praslin 🇸🇨 SeszeleThe calm between monsoons · 25 mar – 10 maj (zwykle)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.67
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.64
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeszeleCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 kwi – 15 maj (zwykle)Between the northwest and southeast monsoons the wind drops and the bay often goes glassy, with the best visibility of the year for diving and snorkelling off the beach.63
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeszeleInter-monsoon calms · 15 mar – 15 maj (zwykle)Between the two monsoons the wind drops and the water off Mahé goes flat and clear, which is when the granite dive sites and the boats to the outer islands are at their best.62
- Ko Lanta Yai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.61
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.61
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 TajlandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 lut – 5 maj (zwykle)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.61
…i jeszcze 4 w tym miesiącu (kwiecień).
Sezon nurkowy — maj
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 sie (zwykle)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.84
- Douglas Wyspa ManBasking shark season · 15 maj – 15 sie (zwykle)Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months.82
- Utila 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale shark season · 1 lut – 31 maj (zwykle)Utila is one of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round, but February to May is when sightings are most reliable, peaking in March and April as plankton blooms draw them close to shore.74
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FidżiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 maj – 31 paź (zwykle)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.73
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalezjaDive season · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.71
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.69
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.68
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed.66
- Dżudda 🇸🇦 Arabia SaudyjskaRed Sea dive season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.65
- Park Narodowy Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 maj – 31 sie (zwykle)The wind drops between the winter fronts and the peak of hurricane season, and the moat wall and the coaling docks are as clear as they get.63
- Ko tao 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWhale shark season · 15 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.63
- Port Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.61
- Praslin 🇸🇨 SeszeleThe calm between monsoons · 25 mar – 10 maj (zwykle)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.61
- Więzienie Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 WietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 mar – 30 cze (zwykle)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.59
- Kisz 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 paź – 10 maj (zwykle)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.57
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeszeleCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 kwi – 15 maj (zwykle)Between the northwest and southeast monsoons the wind drops and the bay often goes glassy, with the best visibility of the year for diving and snorkelling off the beach.57
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeszeleInter-monsoon calms · 15 mar – 15 maj (zwykle)Between the two monsoons the wind drops and the water off Mahé goes flat and clear, which is when the granite dive sites and the boats to the outer islands are at their best.56
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Wyspy SalomonaClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 kwi – 30 lis (zwykle)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.51
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.50
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndieDive and boat season · 15 paź – 15 majThe dive centres on Beach No.50
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonezjaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.48
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndieSailing and dive season · 15 paź – 10 majThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.46
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 TajlandiaManta and whale shark season · 1 lut – 5 maj (zwykle)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.46
- Fudżajra 🇦🇪 Zjednoczone Emiraty ArabskieGulf of Oman dive season · 15 paź – 15 maj (zwykle)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.44
Sezon nurkowy — czerwiec
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 sie (zwykle)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.86
- Douglas Wyspa ManBasking shark season · 15 maj – 15 sie (zwykle)Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months.85
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FidżiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 maj – 31 paź (zwykle)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.80
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.80
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalezjaDive season · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.73
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.66
- George Town KajmanySilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Baitballs of silversides pack the caverns at Devil's Grotto and Eden Rock, right off the George Town waterfront, with tarpon working through them.61
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Wyspy SalomonaClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 kwi – 30 lis (zwykle)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.60
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.60
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 cze – 15 wrzHundreds of whale sharks gather to feed north of Isla Mujeres and the permitted swim season runs from mid-June to mid-September, July being the densest.57
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JaponiaManta season at Kabira · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.57
- Więzienie Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 WietnamCalm seas and clear water · 1 mar – 30 cze (zwykle)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.57
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.57
- Park Narodowy Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 maj – 31 sie (zwykle)The wind drops between the winter fronts and the peak of hurricane season, and the moat wall and the coaling docks are as clear as they get.56
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed.51
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonezjaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.49
Sezon nurkowy — lipiec
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 sie (zwykle)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.93
- Douglas Wyspa ManBasking shark season · 15 maj – 15 sie (zwykle)Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months.88
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FidżiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 maj – 31 paź (zwykle)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.84
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.83
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonezjaMola season · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)Cold upwelling in the Badung Strait brings oceanic sunfish up to the cleaning stations at Crystal Bay, with August and September the most reliable weeks.82
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalezjaDive season · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 cze – 15 wrzHundreds of whale sharks gather to feed north of Isla Mujeres and the permitted swim season runs from mid-June to mid-September, July being the densest.65
- George Town KajmanySilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Baitballs of silversides pack the caverns at Devil's Grotto and Eden Rock, right off the George Town waterfront, with tarpon working through them.65
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.65
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.65
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.61
- Park Narodowy Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 maj – 31 sie (zwykle)The wind drops between the winter fronts and the peak of hurricane season, and the moat wall and the coaling docks are as clear as they get.59
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Wyspy SalomonaClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 kwi – 30 lis (zwykle)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.57
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JaponiaManta season at Kabira · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.55
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonezjaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.51
Sezon nurkowy — sierpień
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale shark season · 10 mar – 10 sie (zwykle)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.94
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 sie – 15 gru (zwykle)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.91
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Douglas Wyspa ManBasking shark season · 15 maj – 15 sie (zwykle)Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months.86
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonezjaMola season · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)Cold upwelling in the Badung Strait brings oceanic sunfish up to the cleaning stations at Crystal Bay, with August and September the most reliable weeks.85
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FidżiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 maj – 31 paź (zwykle)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.81
- Park Narodowy Channel Islands 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneThe clear-water months · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.78
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalezjaDive season · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeszeleWhale sharks off the bay · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.75
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeszeleWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 sie – 15 lis (zwykle)Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast.74
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasCoral spawning nights · 20 sie – 25 wrz (zwykle)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.64
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.63
- George Town KajmanySilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Baitballs of silversides pack the caverns at Devil's Grotto and Eden Rock, right off the George Town waterfront, with tarpon working through them.63
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.61
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 cze – 15 wrzHundreds of whale sharks gather to feed north of Isla Mujeres and the permitted swim season runs from mid-June to mid-September, July being the densest.60
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.60
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonezjaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.58
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Wyspy SalomonaClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 kwi – 30 lis (zwykle)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.57
- Park Narodowy Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 maj – 31 sie (zwykle)The wind drops between the winter fronts and the peak of hurricane season, and the moat wall and the coaling docks are as clear as they get.53
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JaponiaManta season at Kabira · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.51
Sezon nurkowy — wrzesień
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.88
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 sie – 15 gru (zwykle)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.83
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonezjaMola season · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)Cold upwelling in the Badung Strait brings oceanic sunfish up to the cleaning stations at Crystal Bay, with August and September the most reliable weeks.79
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FidżiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 maj – 31 paź (zwykle)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.78
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagaskarWhale sharks · 1 wrz – 15 gru (zwykle)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.78
- Park Narodowy Channel Islands 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneThe clear-water months · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalezjaDive season · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.75
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeszeleWhale sharks off the bay · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.64
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeszeleWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 sie – 15 lis (zwykle)Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast.63
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasCoral spawning nights · 20 sie – 25 wrz (zwykle)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.62
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.61
- George Town KajmanySilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Baitballs of silversides pack the caverns at Devil's Grotto and Eden Rock, right off the George Town waterfront, with tarpon working through them.60
- Isla Holbox 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.59
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 cze – 15 wrzHundreds of whale sharks gather to feed north of Isla Mujeres and the permitted swim season runs from mid-June to mid-September, July being the densest.58
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 15 maj – 17 wrzPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.58
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Wyspy SalomonaClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 kwi – 30 lis (zwykle)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.55
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonezjaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)The drier stretch either side of midyear is when the crossing out to Bunaken is flattest and the wall dives are at their clearest.55
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JaponiaManta season at Kabira · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.50
Sezon nurkowy — październik
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale shark season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.80
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale sharks and mantas · 1 paź – 15 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.80
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustraliaCoral spawning · 25 paź – 10 gru (zwykle)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.78
- Park Narodowy Channel Islands 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneThe clear-water months · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 sie – 15 gru (zwykle)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.77
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FidżiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 maj – 31 paź (zwykle)Reef mantas feed in the channel at Drawaqa through the dry half of the year and are snorkelled from a boat when the tide runs.71
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonezjaMola season · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)Cold upwelling in the Badung Strait brings oceanic sunfish up to the cleaning stations at Crystal Bay, with August and September the most reliable weeks.71
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagaskarWhale sharks · 1 wrz – 15 gru (zwykle)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.71
- Tioman 🇲🇾 MalezjaDive season · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.70
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeszeleWhale sharks off the bay · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.70
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeszeleWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 sie – 15 lis (zwykle)Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast.69
- Port Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.66
- Dżudda 🇸🇦 Arabia SaudyjskaRed Sea dive season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.64
- Fudżajra 🇦🇪 Zjednoczone Emiraty ArabskieGulf of Oman dive season · 15 paź – 15 maj (zwykle)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.64
- Kisz 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 paź – 10 maj (zwykle)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.61
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.59
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JaponiaManta season at Kabira · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.59
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 1 paź – 30 kwiJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.59
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Wyspy SalomonaClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 kwi – 30 lis (zwykle)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.54
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndieDive and boat season · 15 paź – 15 majThe dive centres on Beach No.54
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndieSailing and dive season · 15 paź – 10 majThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.51
Sezon nurkowy — listopad
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.86
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 1 paź – 30 kwiJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.76
- Fudżajra 🇦🇪 Zjednoczone Emiraty ArabskieGulf of Oman dive season · 15 paź – 15 maj (zwykle)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.76
- Kisz 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 paź – 10 maj (zwykle)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.76
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale sharks and mantas · 1 paź – 15 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.75
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale shark season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.74
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustraliaCoral spawning · 25 paź – 10 gru (zwykle)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.71
- Dżudda 🇸🇦 Arabia SaudyjskaRed Sea dive season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.71
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 sie – 15 gru (zwykle)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.70
- Port Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.69
- Dżibuti 🇩🇯 DżibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 lis – 15 lut (zwykle)Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Tadjoura pull in a crowd of unusually young whale sharks, most of them only three or four metres long.69
- Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JaponiaManta season at Kabira · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.66
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.65
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndieDive and boat season · 15 paź – 15 majThe dive centres on Beach No.62
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagaskarWhale sharks · 1 wrz – 15 gru (zwykle)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.62
- Victoria 🇸🇨 SeszeleWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 sie – 15 lis (zwykle)Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast.61
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndieSailing and dive season · 15 paź – 10 majThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.60
- Wyspy Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonezjaManta season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.56
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.53
- Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonezjaManta season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.50
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Wyspy SalomonaClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 kwi – 30 lis (zwykle)The drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road.49
- Ko Lanta Yai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.47
Sezon nurkowy — grudzień
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale shark season · 1 paź – 30 kwiJuvenile whale sharks feed in the shallow end of the bay from October to April, inside a federal refuge that caps boats and group sizes.88
- Fudżajra 🇦🇪 Zjednoczone Emiraty ArabskieGulf of Oman dive season · 15 paź – 15 maj (zwykle)Snoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly.85
- Kisz 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 paź – 10 maj (zwykle)The water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.85
- The Bottom SabaDive season · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The clearest water of the year in the Saba National Marine Park, with visibility past a hundred feet at sites like the Pinnacles, and the fewest afternoon squalls.80
- Dżudda 🇸🇦 Arabia SaudyjskaRed Sea dive season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away.78
- Ko Chang 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWreck and reef diving season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.77
- Port Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 paź – 31 maj (zwykle)The reefs off this coast — Sanganeb and the Sha'ab Rumi lagoon among them — are the reason anyone comes, and the boats run in the cooler half of the year when the water is clearest.76
- Dżibuti 🇩🇯 DżibutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 lis – 15 lut (zwykle)Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Tadjoura pull in a crowd of unusually young whale sharks, most of them only three or four metres long.76
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)Through the warm months leopard sharks gather on the sand at Julian Rocks, twenty minutes offshore, and swap places with the grey nurse sharks that hold there in winter.74
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KeniaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself.68
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale shark season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Whale sharks gather off the reef from October to March, most reliably in December and January when plankton blooms bring them close enough for the ocean-safari boats that launch straight off the beach at dawn.68
- Ko Lanta Yai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.66
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 IndieDive and boat season · 15 paź – 15 majThe dive centres on Beach No.66
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambikWhale sharks and mantas · 1 paź – 15 kwi (zwykle)Whale sharks and manta rays gather around the Bazaruto channel from October through to April, a window that overlaps with the archipelago's hottest and wettest months.66
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 IndieSailing and dive season · 15 paź – 10 majThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.64
- Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 sie – 15 gru (zwykle)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.59
- Male 🇲🇻 MalediwyWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 sty – 31 gru (zwykle)The juveniles off Maamigili are the one aggregation in the country that holds all year, which is why the day boats run out of Male in any month.58
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustraliaCoral spawning · 25 paź – 10 gru (zwykle)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.54
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagaskarWhale sharks · 1 wrz – 15 gru (zwykle)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.54
- Wyspy Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonezjaManta season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.53
- Chuuk 🇫🇲 MikronezjaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The north-east trades settle the lagoon from about December to April, which is when the crossings to the far wrecks are comfortable and the water inside the holds is at its clearest.48
- Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 IndonezjaManta season · 1 lis – 30 kwi (zwykle)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.47