Best Of

Best Diving in August

30 dive sites ranked by August conditions — averaging 24m visibility and 26.2°C water temperature across 290 destinations with monthly forecast data.

JulySeptember

30 SITES RANKED FOR AUGUST

Cenote Dos Ojos

Mexico

81MONTH
Viz 66-80mTemp 25°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
standard conditions
2

Kerama Islands

Japan

81MONTH
Viz 42-50mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
3

Playa del Carmen

Mexico

80MONTH
Viz 39-50mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
4

Exumas

Bahamas

79MONTH
Viz 39-45mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
5

Guanaja

Honduras

78MONTH
Viz 35-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
6

Gozo

Malta

77MONTH
Viz 35-40mTemp 27°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
7

Providencia

Colombia

77MONTH
Viz 36-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
8

Jardines de la Reina

Cuba

77MONTH
Viz 36-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
9

Cyprus

Cyprus

77MONTH
Viz 33-40mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
10

Niue

Niue

77MONTH
Viz 54-60mTemp 28°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
standard conditions
11

Ogasawara (Bonin Islands)

Japan

76MONTH
Viz 45-50mTemp 28°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
12

Corsica

France

76MONTH
Viz 33-40mTemp 26°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
13

Crete

Greece

76MONTH
Viz 33-40mTemp 27°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
14

Kiribati

Kiribati

76MONTH
Viz 42-50mTemp 30°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
15

Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Chile

76MONTH
Viz 54-60mTemp 26°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
16

Sipadan Island

Malaysia

75MONTH
Viz 25-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 88%
peak season
17

Egyptian Red Sea

Egypt

75MONTH
Viz 25-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 85%
hottest
18

Kaş (Uluburun Wreck)

Turkey

75MONTH
Viz 30-35mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
19

Andros Blue Holes

Bahamas

75MONTH
Viz 33-40mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
20

Great Barrier Reef

Australia

74MONTH
Viz 25-40mTemp 24°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 90%
peak seasonminke tailing off
21

Isla de la Juventud

Cuba

74MONTH
Viz 32-35mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
22

Sanganeb Reef

Sudan

74MONTH
Viz 39-45mTemp 31°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
23

Suakin Archipelago

Sudan

74MONTH
Viz 36-40mTemp 31°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
24

Molokini Crater

United States

74MONTH
Viz 42-50mTemp 27°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
25

Truk Lagoon (Chuuk)

Federated States of Micronesia

73MONTH
Viz 20-30mTemp 29°CCurrent SlackSea CalmRain WetConfidence 70%
rainy
26

Ponza Island

Italy

73MONTH
Viz 30-35mTemp 26°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
27

Amami-Ōshima

Japan

73MONTH
Viz 30-35mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
28

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

72MONTH
Viz 32-49mTemp 27°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 78%
conditions vary
29

La Palma

Spain

72MONTH
Viz 33-40mTemp 24°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
30

Lanai

United States

72MONTH
Viz 39-45mTemp 27°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active

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