Сезон дайвинга, месяц за месяцем по всему миру
Манты на станциях очистки, китовые акулы, месяцы луны-рыбы — недели, когда вода прозрачная.
47 направлений в SeasonMap; внутри каждого месяца — сортировка по оценке комфорта, потому что важно не только где сезон идёт, но и стоит ли погода поездки, пока он идёт.
Когда идёт
Сезон дайвинга — январь
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 1 окт – 30 апрJuvenile 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
- Эль-Фуджайра 🇦🇪 Объединённые Арабские ЭмиратыGulf of Oman dive season · 15 окт – 15 май (обычно)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
- Киш 🇮🇷 ИранDiving and beach season · 15 окт – 10 май (обычно)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
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыWhale shark season · 1 янв – 30 апр (обычно)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.88
- Порт-Судан 🇸🇩 СуданRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Джидда 🇸🇦 Саудовская АравияRed Sea dive season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Боттом СабаDive season · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Джибути 🇩🇯 ДжибутиWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 ноя – 15 фев (обычно)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
- Чанг 🇹🇭 ТаиландWreck and reef diving season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.75
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 ИндияDive and boat season · 15 окт – 15 майThe dive centres on Beach No.75
- Порт-Блэр 🇮🇳 ИндияSailing and dive season · 15 окт – 10 майThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.73
- Момбаса 🇰🇪 КенияWhale sharks off the coast · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)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
- Ко Ланта 🇹🇭 ТаиландHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.71
- Байрон-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale sharks and mantas · 1 окт – 15 апр (обычно)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 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale shark season · 1 окт – 15 мар (обычно)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
- Чуук 🇫🇲 Федеративные Штаты МикронезииCalm months on the wrecks · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Раджа-Ампат 🇮🇩 ИндонезияManta season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.52
- Лабуан-Баджо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияManta season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.49
Сезон дайвинга — февраль
- Киш 🇮🇷 ИранDiving and beach season · 15 окт – 10 май (обычно)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
- Порт-Судан 🇸🇩 СуданRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 1 окт – 30 апрJuvenile 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
- Эль-Фуджайра 🇦🇪 Объединённые Арабские ЭмиратыGulf of Oman dive season · 15 окт – 15 май (обычно)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
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыWhale shark season · 1 янв – 30 апр (обычно)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- Джидда 🇸🇦 Саудовская АравияRed Sea dive season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Боттом СабаDive season · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Джибути 🇩🇯 ДжибутиWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 ноя – 15 фев (обычно)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 🇮🇳 ИндияDive and boat season · 15 окт – 15 майThe dive centres on Beach No.78
- Порт-Блэр 🇮🇳 ИндияSailing and dive season · 15 окт – 10 майThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.76
- Ко Ланта 🇹🇭 ТаиландHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.75
- Роатан 🇭🇳 ГондурасWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 фев – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Кхаулак 🇹🇭 ТаиландManta and whale shark season · 1 фев – 5 май (обычно)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.74
- Чанг 🇹🇭 ТаиландWreck and reef diving season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.73
- Утила 🇭🇳 ГондурасWhale shark season · 1 фев – 31 май (обычно)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
- Момбаса 🇰🇪 КенияWhale sharks off the coast · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)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
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Байрон-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale shark season · 1 окт – 15 мар (обычно)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
- Чуук 🇫🇲 Федеративные Штаты МикронезииCalm months on the wrecks · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Раджа-Ампат 🇮🇩 ИндонезияManta season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.59
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale sharks and mantas · 1 окт – 15 апр (обычно)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
- Лабуан-Баджо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияManta season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.52
Сезон дайвинга — март
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 1 окт – 30 апрJuvenile 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
- Боттом СабаDive season · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Порт-Судан 🇸🇩 СуданRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыWhale shark season · 1 янв – 30 апр (обычно)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.85
- Киш 🇮🇷 ИранDiving and beach season · 15 окт – 10 май (обычно)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
- Эль-Фуджайра 🇦🇪 Объединённые Арабские ЭмиратыGulf of Oman dive season · 15 окт – 15 май (обычно)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
- Джидда 🇸🇦 Саудовская АравияRed Sea dive season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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 🇲🇾 МалайзияDive season · 1 мар – 31 окт (обычно)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.79
- Тау 🇹🇭 ТаиландWhale shark season · 15 мар – 31 май (обычно)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.77
- Кондао 🇻🇳 ВьетнамCalm seas and clear water · 1 мар – 30 июн (обычно)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.77
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 ИндияDive and boat season · 15 окт – 15 майThe dive centres on Beach No.76
- Пласенсия 🇧🇿 БелизWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 мар – 15 июн (обычно)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
- Утила 🇭🇳 ГондурасWhale shark season · 1 фев – 31 май (обычно)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
- Порт-Блэр 🇮🇳 ИндияSailing and dive season · 15 окт – 10 майThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.75
- Роатан 🇭🇳 ГондурасWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 фев – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Праслен 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваThe calm between monsoons · 25 мар – 10 май (обычно)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.71
- Tofo 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale shark season · 1 окт – 15 мар (обычно)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
- Ко Ланта 🇹🇭 ТаиландHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.70
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale sharks and mantas · 1 окт – 15 апр (обычно)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
- Кхаулак 🇹🇭 ТаиландManta and whale shark season · 1 фев – 5 май (обычно)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.68
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияNingaloo coral spawning · 5–31 мар (обычно)The reef releases on the nights after the March full moon.68
- Момбаса 🇰🇪 КенияWhale sharks off the coast · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)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
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Виктория 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваInter-monsoon calms · 15 мар – 15 май (обычно)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
- Чанг 🇹🇭 ТаиландWreck and reef diving season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.66
…и ещё 4 в этом месяце (март).
Сезон дайвинга — апрель
- Джеймстаун Остров Святой ЕленыWhale shark season · 1 янв – 30 апр (обычно)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 1 окт – 30 апрJuvenile 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
- Боттом СабаDive season · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Байрон-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Порт-Судан 🇸🇩 СуданRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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 🇲🇾 МалайзияDive season · 1 мар – 31 окт (обычно)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.76
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale sharks and mantas · 1 окт – 15 апр (обычно)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
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияWhale shark season · 10 мар – 10 авг (обычно)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.75
- Утила 🇭🇳 ГондурасWhale shark season · 1 фев – 31 май (обычно)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
- Джидда 🇸🇦 Саудовская АравияRed Sea dive season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Пласенсия 🇧🇿 БелизWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 мар – 15 июн (обычно)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
- Киш 🇮🇷 ИранDiving and beach season · 15 окт – 10 май (обычно)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
- Роатан 🇭🇳 ГондурасWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 фев – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Кондао 🇻🇳 ВьетнамCalm seas and clear water · 1 мар – 30 июн (обычно)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.71
- Тау 🇹🇭 ТаиландWhale shark season · 15 мар – 31 май (обычно)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 🇮🇳 ИндияDive and boat season · 15 окт – 15 майThe dive centres on Beach No.70
- Эль-Фуджайра 🇦🇪 Объединённые Арабские ЭмиратыGulf of Oman dive season · 15 окт – 15 май (обычно)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
- Порт-Блэр 🇮🇳 ИндияSailing and dive season · 15 окт – 10 майThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.68
- Праслен 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваThe calm between monsoons · 25 мар – 10 май (обычно)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.67
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Бо-Валлон 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 апр – 15 май (обычно)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
- Виктория 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваInter-monsoon calms · 15 мар – 15 май (обычно)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
- Ко Ланта 🇹🇭 ТаиландHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.61
- Чанг 🇹🇭 ТаиландWreck and reef diving season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.61
- Кхаулак 🇹🇭 ТаиландManta and whale shark season · 1 фев – 5 май (обычно)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.61
…и ещё 4 в этом месяце (апрель).
Сезон дайвинга — май
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияWhale shark season · 10 мар – 10 авг (обычно)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.84
- Дуглас Остров МэнBasking shark season · 15 май – 15 авг (обычно)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
- Утила 🇭🇳 ГондурасWhale shark season · 1 фев – 31 май (обычно)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
- Нанди 🇫🇯 ФиджиManta season in the Yasawas · 1 май – 31 окт (обычно)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 🇲🇾 МалайзияDive season · 1 мар – 31 окт (обычно)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.71
- Хольбош 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.69
- Мухерес 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.68
- Пласенсия 🇧🇿 БелизWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 мар – 15 июн (обычно)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
- Джидда 🇸🇦 Саудовская АравияRed Sea dive season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Драй-Тортугас 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 май – 31 авг (обычно)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
- Тау 🇹🇭 ТаиландWhale shark season · 15 мар – 31 май (обычно)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.63
- Порт-Судан 🇸🇩 СуданRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Праслен 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваThe calm between monsoons · 25 мар – 10 май (обычно)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.61
- Кондао 🇻🇳 ВьетнамCalm seas and clear water · 1 мар – 30 июн (обычно)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.59
- Киш 🇮🇷 ИранDiving and beach season · 15 окт – 10 май (обычно)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
- Бо-Валлон 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 апр – 15 май (обычно)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
- Виктория 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваInter-monsoon calms · 15 мар – 15 май (обычно)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
- Хониара 🇸🇧 Соломоновы ОстроваClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 апр – 30 ноя (обычно)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
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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 🇮🇳 ИндияDive and boat season · 15 окт – 15 майThe dive centres on Beach No.50
- Манадо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 май – 30 сен (обычно)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
- Порт-Блэр 🇮🇳 ИндияSailing and dive season · 15 окт – 10 майThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.46
- Кхаулак 🇹🇭 ТаиландManta and whale shark season · 1 фев – 5 май (обычно)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.46
- Эль-Фуджайра 🇦🇪 Объединённые Арабские ЭмиратыGulf of Oman dive season · 15 окт – 15 май (обычно)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
Сезон дайвинга — июнь
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияWhale shark season · 10 мар – 10 авг (обычно)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.86
- Дуглас Остров МэнBasking shark season · 15 май – 15 авг (обычно)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
- Нанди 🇫🇯 ФиджиManta season in the Yasawas · 1 май – 31 окт (обычно)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
- Пуэрто-Айора 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.80
- Tioman 🇲🇾 МалайзияDive season · 1 мар – 31 окт (обычно)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.73
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Джорджтаун Каймановы ОстроваSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)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
- Хониара 🇸🇧 Соломоновы ОстроваClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 апр – 30 ноя (обычно)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
- Хольбош 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.60
- Канкун 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 июн – 15 сенHundreds 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
- Исигаки 🇯🇵 ЯпонияManta season at Kabira · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.57
- Кондао 🇻🇳 ВьетнамCalm seas and clear water · 1 мар – 30 июн (обычно)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.57
- Мухерес 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.57
- Драй-Тортугас 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 май – 31 авг (обычно)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
- Пласенсия 🇧🇿 БелизWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 мар – 15 июн (обычно)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
- Манадо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 май – 30 сен (обычно)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
Сезон дайвинга — июль
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияWhale shark season · 10 мар – 10 авг (обычно)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.93
- Дуглас Остров МэнBasking shark season · 15 май – 15 авг (обычно)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
- Нанди 🇫🇯 ФиджиManta season in the Yasawas · 1 май – 31 окт (обычно)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
- Пуэрто-Айора 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.83
- Нуса-Пенида 🇮🇩 ИндонезияMola season · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)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 🇲🇾 МалайзияDive season · 1 мар – 31 окт (обычно)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Канкун 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 июн – 15 сенHundreds 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
- Джорджтаун Каймановы ОстроваSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)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
- Хольбош 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.65
- Мухерес 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.65
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Драй-Тортугас 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 май – 31 авг (обычно)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
- Хониара 🇸🇧 Соломоновы ОстроваClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 апр – 30 ноя (обычно)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
- Исигаки 🇯🇵 ЯпонияManta season at Kabira · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.55
- Манадо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 май – 30 сен (обычно)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
Сезон дайвинга — август
- Эксмут 🇦🇺 АвстралияWhale shark season · 10 мар – 10 авг (обычно)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.94
- Нката-Бей 🇲🇼 МалавиBest diving visibility · 1 авг – 15 дек (обычно)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.91
- Пуэрто-Айора 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Дуглас Остров МэнBasking shark season · 15 май – 15 авг (обычно)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
- Нуса-Пенида 🇮🇩 ИндонезияMola season · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)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
- Нанди 🇫🇯 ФиджиManta season in the Yasawas · 1 май – 31 окт (обычно)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
- Чаннел-Айлендс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиThe clear-water months · 15 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.78
- Tioman 🇲🇾 МалайзияDive season · 1 мар – 31 окт (обычно)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Бо-Валлон 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваWhale sharks off the bay · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.75
- Виктория 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 авг – 15 ноя (обычно)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
- Роатан 🇭🇳 ГондурасCoral spawning nights · 20 авг – 25 сен (обычно)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.64
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Джорджтаун Каймановы ОстроваSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)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
- Хольбош 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.61
- Канкун 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 июн – 15 сенHundreds 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
- Мухерес 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.60
- Манадо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 май – 30 сен (обычно)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
- Хониара 🇸🇧 Соломоновы ОстроваClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 апр – 30 ноя (обычно)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
- Драй-Тортугас 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 май – 31 авг (обычно)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
- Исигаки 🇯🇵 ЯпонияManta season at Kabira · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.51
Сезон дайвинга — сентябрь
- Пуэрто-Айора 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.88
- Нката-Бей 🇲🇼 МалавиBest diving visibility · 1 авг – 15 дек (обычно)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.83
- Нуса-Пенида 🇮🇩 ИндонезияMola season · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)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
- Нанди 🇫🇯 ФиджиManta season in the Yasawas · 1 май – 31 окт (обычно)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
- Нуси-Бе 🇲🇬 МадагаскарWhale sharks · 1 сен – 15 дек (обычно)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.78
- Чаннел-Айлендс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиThe clear-water months · 15 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Tioman 🇲🇾 МалайзияDive season · 1 мар – 31 окт (обычно)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.75
- Бо-Валлон 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваWhale sharks off the bay · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.64
- Виктория 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 авг – 15 ноя (обычно)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
- Роатан 🇭🇳 ГондурасCoral spawning nights · 20 авг – 25 сен (обычно)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.62
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Джорджтаун Каймановы ОстроваSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 июн – 15 сен (обычно)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
- Хольбош 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенThe season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.59
- Канкун 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 июн – 15 сенHundreds 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
- Мухерес 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 15 май – 17 сенPermits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.58
- Хониара 🇸🇧 Соломоновы ОстроваClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 апр – 30 ноя (обычно)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
- Манадо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 май – 30 сен (обычно)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
- Исигаки 🇯🇵 ЯпонияManta season at Kabira · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.50
Сезон дайвинга — октябрь
- Пуэрто-Айора 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Tofo 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale shark season · 1 окт – 15 мар (обычно)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
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale sharks and mantas · 1 окт – 15 апр (обычно)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
- Кэрнс 🇦🇺 АвстралияCoral spawning · 25 окт – 10 дек (обычно)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.78
- Чаннел-Айлендс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиThe clear-water months · 15 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Нката-Бей 🇲🇼 МалавиBest diving visibility · 1 авг – 15 дек (обычно)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.77
- Нанди 🇫🇯 ФиджиManta season in the Yasawas · 1 май – 31 окт (обычно)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
- Нуса-Пенида 🇮🇩 ИндонезияMola season · 1 июл – 31 окт (обычно)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
- Нуси-Бе 🇲🇬 МадагаскарWhale sharks · 1 сен – 15 дек (обычно)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.71
- Tioman 🇲🇾 МалайзияDive season · 1 мар – 31 окт (обычно)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.70
- Бо-Валлон 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваWhale sharks off the bay · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)The monitoring programme runs from August to the end of October and the boats go out from the bay itself, spotter plane overhead.70
- Виктория 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 авг – 15 ноя (обычно)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
- Порт-Судан 🇸🇩 СуданRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Джидда 🇸🇦 Саудовская АравияRed Sea dive season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Эль-Фуджайра 🇦🇪 Объединённые Арабские ЭмиратыGulf of Oman dive season · 15 окт – 15 май (обычно)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
- Киш 🇮🇷 ИранDiving and beach season · 15 окт – 10 май (обычно)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
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Исигаки 🇯🇵 ЯпонияManta season at Kabira · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.59
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 1 окт – 30 апрJuvenile 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
- Хониара 🇸🇧 Соломоновы ОстроваClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 апр – 30 ноя (обычно)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 🇮🇳 ИндияDive and boat season · 15 окт – 15 майThe dive centres on Beach No.54
- Порт-Блэр 🇮🇳 ИндияSailing and dive season · 15 окт – 10 майThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.51
Сезон дайвинга — ноябрь
- Пуэрто-Айора 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 июн – 15 ноя (обычно)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.86
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 1 окт – 30 апрJuvenile 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
- Эль-Фуджайра 🇦🇪 Объединённые Арабские ЭмиратыGulf of Oman dive season · 15 окт – 15 май (обычно)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
- Киш 🇮🇷 ИранDiving and beach season · 15 окт – 10 май (обычно)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
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale sharks and mantas · 1 окт – 15 апр (обычно)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 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale shark season · 1 окт – 15 мар (обычно)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
- Кэрнс 🇦🇺 АвстралияCoral spawning · 25 окт – 10 дек (обычно)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.71
- Джидда 🇸🇦 Саудовская АравияRed Sea dive season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Нката-Бей 🇲🇼 МалавиBest diving visibility · 1 авг – 15 дек (обычно)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.70
- Порт-Судан 🇸🇩 СуданRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Джибути 🇩🇯 ДжибутиWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 ноя – 15 фев (обычно)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
- Исигаки 🇯🇵 ЯпонияManta season at Kabira · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.66
- Чанг 🇹🇭 ТаиландWreck and reef diving season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.65
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 ИндияDive and boat season · 15 окт – 15 майThe dive centres on Beach No.62
- Нуси-Бе 🇲🇬 МадагаскарWhale sharks · 1 сен – 15 дек (обычно)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.62
- Виктория 🇸🇨 Сейшельские ОстроваWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 авг – 15 ноя (обычно)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
- Порт-Блэр 🇮🇳 ИндияSailing and dive season · 15 окт – 10 майThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.60
- Раджа-Ампат 🇮🇩 ИндонезияManta season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.56
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Лабуан-Баджо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияManta season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.50
- Хониара 🇸🇧 Соломоновы ОстроваClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 апр – 30 ноя (обычно)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
- Ко Ланта 🇹🇭 ТаиландHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.47
Сезон дайвинга — декабрь
- Ла-Пас 🇲🇽 МексикаWhale shark season · 1 окт – 30 апрJuvenile 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
- Эль-Фуджайра 🇦🇪 Объединённые Арабские ЭмиратыGulf of Oman dive season · 15 окт – 15 май (обычно)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
- Киш 🇮🇷 ИранDiving and beach season · 15 окт – 10 май (обычно)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
- Боттом СабаDive season · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Джидда 🇸🇦 Саудовская АравияRed Sea dive season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Чанг 🇹🇭 ТаиландWreck and reef diving season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.77
- Порт-Судан 🇸🇩 СуданRed Sea liveaboard season · 1 окт – 31 май (обычно)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
- Джибути 🇩🇯 ДжибутиWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 ноя – 15 фев (обычно)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
- Байрон-Бей 🇦🇺 АвстралияLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Момбаса 🇰🇪 КенияWhale sharks off the coast · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)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 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale shark season · 1 окт – 15 мар (обычно)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
- Ко Ланта 🇹🇭 ТаиландHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)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 🇮🇳 ИндияDive and boat season · 15 окт – 15 майThe dive centres on Beach No.66
- Виланкулуш 🇲🇿 МозамбикWhale sharks and mantas · 1 окт – 15 апр (обычно)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
- Порт-Блэр 🇮🇳 ИндияSailing and dive season · 15 окт – 10 майThe sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.64
- Нката-Бей 🇲🇼 МалавиBest diving visibility · 1 авг – 15 дек (обычно)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.59
- Мале 🇲🇻 МальдивыWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 янв – 31 дек (обычно)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
- Кэрнс 🇦🇺 АвстралияCoral spawning · 25 окт – 10 дек (обычно)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.54
- Нуси-Бе 🇲🇬 МадагаскарWhale sharks · 1 сен – 15 дек (обычно)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.54
- Раджа-Ампат 🇮🇩 ИндонезияManta season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.53
- Чуук 🇫🇲 Федеративные Штаты МикронезииCalm months on the wrecks · 1 дек – 30 апр (обычно)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
- Лабуан-Баджо 🇮🇩 ИндонезияManta season · 1 ноя – 30 апр (обычно)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.47