Where the water is right
right now.
Find the species. Find the season. Find the spot. A field guide to what to see — and where and when to see it.
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Open full search →I have dates locked in.
Show destinations at their seasonal peak for a given month, ranked by conditions and wildlife.
I'm chasing a creature.
Whale sharks, manta aggregations, sardine run — pick a species and we'll find the window.
I know where I want to go.
Jump to a destination page for the full 12-month profile, dive sites, and seasonal species notes.
Diving now — August's best
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Cocos Island
Costa Rica · eastern pacific24–27°C water viz 15–25mPeak: Scalloped Hammerhead · Galápagos Shark · Silky Shark
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Galápagos
Ecuador · eastern pacific19–22°C water viz 10–20mPeak: Scalloped Hammerhead · Whale Shark · Galápagos Shark
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Gansbaai
South Africa · atlantic12–14°C water viz 3–10mPeak: Great White Shark · Seals & Sea Lions
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Komodo
Indonesia · southeast asia22–26°C water viz 20–30mPeak: Reef Manta Ray · Pygmy Seahorse · Wobbegong Shark
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La Paz (Sea of Cortez)
Mexico · eastern pacific28–30°C water viz 20–30mPeak: Seals & Sea Lions · Munk's Devil Ray (Mobula) · Dolphins
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Maldives (Central Atolls)
Maldives · indian ocean28–30°C water viz 15–25mPeak: Reef Manta Ray · Whale Shark · Dolphins
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Lembeh Strait
Indonesia · southeast asia26–28°C water viz 10–15mPeak: Frogfish · Pygmy Seahorse · Mandarinfish
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Marsa Alam
Egypt · red sea28–30°C water viz 20–30mPeak: Dugong · Dolphins
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All destinations →Structured data, not travel-blog anecdotes.
Every destination is scored month-by-month on water temperature, visibility, conditions, and species presence — sourced from operator logs, ocean datasets, and dive report archives. Each field is citable. No sponsored rankings.
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