Mùa lặn biển, từng tháng một trên khắp thế giới
Cá đuối manta ở các trạm làm sạch, cá mập voi, những tháng cá mặt trời, những tuần nước trong nhất.
47 điểm đến trên SeasonMap, xếp hạng trong từng tháng theo điểm dễ chịu — vì điều đáng quan tâm không chỉ là mùa đang diễn ra ở đâu, mà còn là trong lúc đó thời tiết có đáng để lên đường hay không.
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Mùa lặn biển trong tháng 1
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 30 Th4Juvenile 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
- Sân vận động Câu lạc bộ Fujairah 🇦🇪 Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhấtGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)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, Saint Helena Saint HelenaWhale shark season · 1 Th1 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Jeddah 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtRed Sea dive season · 1 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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
- Djibouti 🇩🇯 DjiboutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 Th11 – 15 Th2 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanWreck and reef diving season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.75
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộDive and boat season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5The dive centres on Beach No.75
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộSailing and dive season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.73
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 Th12 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇦🇺 ÚcLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Th10 – 15 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 15 Th3 (thường lệ)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 🇫🇲 Liên bang MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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
- Quần đảo Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.49
Mùa lặn biển trong tháng 2
- Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)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 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 30 Th4Juvenile 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
- Sân vận động Câu lạc bộ Fujairah 🇦🇪 Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhấtGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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, Saint Helena Saint HelenaWhale shark season · 1 Th1 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- Jeddah 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtRed Sea dive season · 1 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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
- Djibouti 🇩🇯 DjiboutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 Th11 – 15 Th2 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộDive and boat season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5The dive centres on Beach No.78
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộSailing and dive season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.76
- Ko Lanta 🇹🇭 Thái LanHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.75
- Coxen Hole 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 Th2 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanManta and whale shark season · 1 Th2 – 5 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanWreck and reef diving season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 Th2 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 Th12 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)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
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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 🇦🇺 ÚcLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 15 Th3 (thường lệ)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 🇫🇲 Liên bang MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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
- Quần đảo Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.59
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Th10 – 15 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.52
Mùa lặn biển trong tháng 3
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 30 Th4Juvenile 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 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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, Saint Helena Saint HelenaWhale shark season · 1 Th1 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.85
- Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Sân vận động Câu lạc bộ Fujairah 🇦🇪 Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhấtGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Jeddah 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtRed Sea dive season · 1 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 Th3 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.79
- Ko Tao 🇹🇭 Thái LanWhale shark season · 15 Th3 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)They turn up on the pinnacles for a few weeks in the spring, and again in a smaller run around September and October.77
- Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 Việt NamCalm seas and clear water · 1 Th3 – 30 Th6 (thường lệ)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.77
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộDive and boat season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5The dive centres on Beach No.76
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 Th3 – 15 Th6 (thường lệ)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 Th2 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộSailing and dive season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.75
- Coxen Hole 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 Th2 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 Th3 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.71
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 15 Th3 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.70
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Th10 – 15 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanManta and whale shark season · 1 Th2 – 5 Th5 (thường lệ)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, Tây Úc 🇦🇺 ÚcNingaloo coral spawning · 5–31 Th3 (thường lệ)The reef releases on the nights after the March full moon.68
- Mombasa 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 Th12 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)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
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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, Seychelles 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 Th3 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanWreck and reef diving season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.66
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- Jamestown, Saint Helena Saint HelenaWhale shark season · 1 Th1 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Whale sharks aggregate off the island between January and April and boats go out from Jamestown to snorkel with them.87
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 30 Th4Juvenile 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 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇦🇺 ÚcLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 Th3 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.76
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Th10 – 15 Th4 (thường lệ)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, Tây Úc 🇦🇺 ÚcWhale shark season · 10 Th3 – 10 Th8 (thường lệ)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 Th2 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Jeddah 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtRed Sea dive season · 1 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 Th3 – 15 Th6 (thường lệ)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
- Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Coxen Hole 🇭🇳 HondurasWhale sharks in the Bay Islands · 20 Th2 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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
- Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 Việt NamCalm seas and clear water · 1 Th3 – 30 Th6 (thường lệ)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.71
- Ko Tao 🇹🇭 Thái LanWhale shark season · 15 Th3 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộDive and boat season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5The dive centres on Beach No.70
- Sân vận động Câu lạc bộ Fujairah 🇦🇪 Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhấtGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộSailing and dive season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.68
- Praslin 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 Th3 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.67
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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 🇸🇨 SeychellesCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 Th4 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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, Seychelles 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 Th3 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanWreck and reef diving season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.61
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 Thái LanManta and whale shark season · 1 Th2 – 5 Th5 (thường lệ)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.61
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- Exmouth, Tây Úc 🇦🇺 ÚcWhale shark season · 10 Th3 – 10 Th8 (thường lệ)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.84
- Douglas, đảo Man Đảo ManBasking shark season · 15 Th5 – 15 Th8 (thường lệ)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 Th2 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇫🇯 FijiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 Th5 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 Th3 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.71
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.69
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.68
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizeWhale sharks at Gladden Spit · 15 Th3 – 15 Th6 (thường lệ)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
- Jeddah 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtRed Sea dive season · 1 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Vườn quốc gia Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 Th5 – 31 Th8 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanWhale shark season · 15 Th3 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇸🇨 SeychellesThe calm between monsoons · 25 Th3 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)The turn between the two winds: barely any breeze, water like a pool and the visibility divers come for.61
- Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 Việt NamCalm seas and clear water · 1 Th3 – 30 Th6 (thường lệ)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.59
- Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇸🇨 SeychellesCalm seas between the monsoons · 1 Th4 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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, Seychelles 🇸🇨 SeychellesInter-monsoon calms · 15 Th3 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇸🇧 Quần đảo SolomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Th4 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộDive and boat season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5The dive centres on Beach No.50
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 Th5 – 30 Th9 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộSailing and dive season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.46
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 Thái LanManta and whale shark season · 1 Th2 – 5 Th5 (thường lệ)The tail of the dive season at Richelieu Rock and Koh Bon, when the plankton is up and the big animals follow it.46
- Sân vận động Câu lạc bộ Fujairah 🇦🇪 Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhấtGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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
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- Exmouth, Tây Úc 🇦🇺 ÚcWhale shark season · 10 Th3 – 10 Th8 (thường lệ)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.86
- Douglas, đảo Man Đảo ManBasking shark season · 15 Th5 – 15 Th8 (thường lệ)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 🇫🇯 FijiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 Th5 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Th6 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.80
- Đảo Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 Th3 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.73
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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, Quần đảo Cayman Quần đảo CaymanSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 Th6 – 15 Th9 (thường lệ)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 🇸🇧 Quần đảo SolomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Th4 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.60
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 Th6 – 15 Th9Hundreds 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
- Đảo Ishigaki 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnManta season at Kabira · 1 Th6 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.57
- Côn Đảo 🇻🇳 Việt NamCalm seas and clear water · 1 Th3 – 30 Th6 (thường lệ)Between the two monsoons the crossing settles and the water over the reef clears.57
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.57
- Vườn quốc gia Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 Th5 – 31 Th8 (thường lệ)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 Th3 – 15 Th6 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 Th5 – 30 Th9 (thường lệ)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
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- Exmouth, Tây Úc 🇦🇺 ÚcWhale shark season · 10 Th3 – 10 Th8 (thường lệ)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.93
- Douglas, đảo Man Đảo ManBasking shark season · 15 Th5 – 15 Th8 (thường lệ)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 🇫🇯 FijiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 Th5 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Th6 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.83
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 Th7 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 Th3 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 Th6 – 15 Th9Hundreds 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, Quần đảo Cayman Quần đảo CaymanSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 Th6 – 15 Th9 (thường lệ)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
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.65
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.65
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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
- Vườn quốc gia Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 Th5 – 31 Th8 (thường lệ)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 🇸🇧 Quần đảo SolomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Th4 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Ishigaki 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnManta season at Kabira · 1 Th6 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.55
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 Th5 – 30 Th9 (thường lệ)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
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- Exmouth, Tây Úc 🇦🇺 ÚcWhale shark season · 10 Th3 – 10 Th8 (thường lệ)Whale sharks feed along the outside of the reef from March into August, spotter plane overhead and a licensed boat below.94
- Quận Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 Th8 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.91
- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Th6 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Douglas, đảo Man Đảo ManBasking shark season · 15 Th5 – 15 Th8 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 Th7 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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 🇫🇯 FijiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 Th5 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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
- Vườn quốc gia Quần đảo Channel 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳThe clear-water months · 15 Th8 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.78
- Đảo Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 Th3 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.77
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 Th8 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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, Seychelles 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 Th8 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)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
- Coxen Hole 🇭🇳 HondurasCoral spawning nights · 20 Th8 – 25 Th9 (thường lệ)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.64
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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, Quần đảo Cayman Quần đảo CaymanSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 Th6 – 15 Th9 (thường lệ)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
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.61
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 Th6 – 15 Th9Hundreds 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 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.60
- Manado 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 Th5 – 30 Th9 (thường lệ)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 🇸🇧 Quần đảo SolomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Th4 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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
- Vườn quốc gia Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳCalm-water snorkelling season · 1 Th5 – 31 Th8 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Ishigaki 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnManta season at Kabira · 1 Th6 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.51
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- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Th6 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.88
- Quận Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 Th8 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.83
- Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 Th7 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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 🇫🇯 FijiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 Th5 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 Th9 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.78
- Vườn quốc gia Quần đảo Channel 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳThe clear-water months · 15 Th8 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Đảo Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 Th3 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.75
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 Th8 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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, Seychelles 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 Th8 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)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
- Coxen Hole 🇭🇳 HondurasCoral spawning nights · 20 Th8 – 25 Th9 (thường lệ)The reef spawns on the nights after the late-summer full moons and the shops run boats out at nine or ten.62
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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, Quần đảo Cayman Quần đảo CaymanSilversides in the swim-throughs · 15 Th6 – 15 Th9 (thường lệ)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
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9The season is fixed by permit, mid-May to mid-September, and boats leave before dawn for the feeding aggregation well offshore.59
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale sharks off Isla Mujeres · 15 Th6 – 15 Th9Hundreds 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 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 15 Th5 – 17 Th9Permits run mid-May to mid-September for the aggregation twenty-odd miles north of the island.58
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Quần đảo SolomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Th4 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCalmest months for Bunaken · 1 Th5 – 30 Th9 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Ishigaki 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnManta season at Kabira · 1 Th6 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)The cleaning stations off Kabira draw mantas through the second half of the year, with the best odds from August to October.50
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- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Th6 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.87
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 15 Th3 (thường lệ)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
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Th10 – 15 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇦🇺 ÚcCoral spawning · 25 Th10 – 10 Th12 (thường lệ)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.78
- Vườn quốc gia Quần đảo Channel 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳThe clear-water months · 15 Th8 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)Late summer into October brings the calmest seas, the warmest water and visibility that can reach thirty metres in the kelp.77
- Quận Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 Th8 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.77
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FijiManta season in the Yasawas · 1 Th5 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMola season · 1 Th7 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 Th9 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.71
- Đảo Tioman 🇲🇾 MalaysiaDive season · 1 Th3 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)The months the dive shops are open and the crossing from Mersing is routine.70
- Beau Vallon 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off the bay · 1 Th8 – 31 Th10 (thường lệ)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, Seychelles 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 Th8 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)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 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Jeddah 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtRed Sea dive season · 1 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Sân vận động Câu lạc bộ Fujairah 🇦🇪 Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhấtGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Ishigaki 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnManta season at Kabira · 1 Th6 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 30 Th4Juvenile 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 🇸🇧 Quần đảo SolomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Th4 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộDive and boat season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5The dive centres on Beach No.54
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộSailing and dive season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.51
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- Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWhale sharks at Darwin and Wolf · 15 Th6 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season.86
- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 30 Th4Juvenile 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
- Sân vận động Câu lạc bộ Fujairah 🇦🇪 Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhấtGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Th10 – 15 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 15 Th3 (thường lệ)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 🇦🇺 ÚcCoral spawning · 25 Th10 – 10 Th12 (thường lệ)The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones.71
- Jeddah 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtRed Sea dive season · 1 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Quận Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 Th8 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)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 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Djibouti 🇩🇯 DjiboutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 Th11 – 15 Th2 (thường lệ)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
- Đảo Ishigaki 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnManta season at Kabira · 1 Th6 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanWreck and reef diving season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)The months the boats run south to the HTMS Chang wreck and the Rang islands, when visibility is worth the crossing.65
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộDive and boat season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5The dive centres on Beach No.62
- Nosy Be 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 Th9 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.62
- Victoria, Seychelles 🇸🇨 SeychellesWhale sharks off Mahé · 15 Th8 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộSailing and dive season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.60
- Quần đảo Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year.56
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.50
- Honiara 🇸🇧 Quần đảo SolomonClearer water on Iron Bottom Sound · 1 Th4 – 30 Th11 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)The deep pinnacles two hours south are the reason people come here to dive, and the boats only run in the settled months.47
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- La Paz 🇲🇽 MéxicoWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 30 Th4Juvenile 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
- Sân vận động Câu lạc bộ Fujairah 🇦🇪 Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhấtGulf of Oman dive season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranDiving and beach season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)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 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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
- Jeddah 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtRed Sea dive season · 1 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanWreck and reef diving season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 Th10 – 31 Th5 (thường lệ)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
- Djibouti 🇩🇯 DjiboutiWhale sharks in the gulf · 1 Th11 – 15 Th2 (thường lệ)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 🇦🇺 ÚcLeopard sharks at Julian Rocks · 1 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇰🇪 KenyaWhale sharks off the coast · 1 Th12 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale shark season · 1 Th10 – 15 Th3 (thường lệ)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 🇹🇭 Thái LanHin Daeng and Hin Muang season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộDive and boat season · 15 Th10 – 15 Th5The dive centres on Beach No.66
- Vilanculos 🇲🇿 MozambiqueWhale sharks and mantas · 1 Th10 – 15 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộSailing and dive season · 15 Th10 – 10 Th5The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open.64
- Quận Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiBest diving visibility · 1 Th8 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)The dry season brings the clearest water of the year, with visibility reaching up to thirty metres over the cichlid reefs.59
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesWhale sharks in South Ari · 1 Th1 – 31 Th12 (thường lệ)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 🇦🇺 ÚcCoral spawning · 25 Th10 – 10 Th12 (thường lệ)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 🇲🇬 MadagascarWhale sharks · 1 Th9 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Whale sharks feed off the north of the island through the last quarter of the year, thickest in October and November.54
- Quần đảo Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇫🇲 Liên bang MicronesiaCalm months on the wrecks · 1 Th12 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)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 🇮🇩 IndonesiaManta season · 1 Th11 – 30 Th4 (thường lệ)Plankton in the channel brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations at Karang Makassar and, further south, Manta Alley.47