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Map Species Parks Diving

Diving and snorkelling

Explore the world underwater

553 diving and snorkelling sites across 117 countries — from coral reefs to wrecks more than 300 metres deep.

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Depth (m)20 m – 30 m

Depth (m) — minimum valueDepth (m) — maximum value

Visibility (m)10 m – 20 m

Visibility (m) — minimum valueVisibility (m) — maximum value

Water temperature (°C)12 °C – 22 °C

Water temperature (°C) — minimum valueWater temperature (°C) — maximum value

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Temperate reef/Wreck

Rottnest Island

Australia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m20 °C

Temperate rocky reef

Montague Island

Australia

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m20 °C

Temperate rocky reef

Esperance

Australia

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Neptune Islands

Australia

Up to 20 m · Advanced (certified cage)

15 m17 °C

Cold-water fjord

Fiordland (Milford Sound)

New Zealand

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m12 °C

Subantarctic kelp forest

Stewart Island (Foveaux Strait)

New Zealand

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m12 °C

Sea cave (the largest in the world)

Poor Knights Islands

New Zealand

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

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Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

SS Yongala

Australia

57 speciesSee dive site

Whitsunday Islands (Chalkies Beach)

Australia

57 speciesSee dive site

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

54 speciesSee dive site

Wreck / Maritime grave

Salem Express wreck

Egypt

46 speciesSee dive site

Deep Second World War wreck

Rosalie Möller wreck

Egypt

46 speciesSee dive site

About these dive sites

Dive and snorkelling sites with the data you need to choose one — depth range, recommended certification, visibility, water temperature, current, access and best season, wherever they are documented — and the marine species recorded at each site. Where each piece of data comes from is explained in how we build our profiles.

Sea lions · tropical and temperate fish mixed together

Polar

See dive site

Australian sea lions · grey nurse sharks

See dive site

Sea lions · lobsters · occasional white sharks

See dive site

Great white shark · Australian sea lion

Ocean

See dive site

Shallow-water black coral · seals · dolphins

OceanFreshwater

See dive site

New Zealand sea lions · little blue penguins · lobsters

Polar

See dive site

Subtropical fish · lobsters · unique acoustics

Ocean

See dive site

Wreck/Temperate reef

Bay of Islands

New Zealand

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m19 °C

Subtropical fish · dolphins · the Rainbow Warrior wreck

Temperate rocky reef

Goat Island Marine Reserve

New Zealand

Up to 20 m · Open Water

10 m18 °C

Hāpuku groper · lobsters · snapper

Cave/Rocky reef

Cathedral Cove

New Zealand

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m19 °C

Eagle rays · snapper · lobsters

Actively volcanic/Fumaroles

White Island (Whakaari)

New Zealand

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m19 °C

Reef fish · underwater fumaroles

Temperate coral reef

Abrolhos Islands

Australia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Rock lobsters · sea lions · southern-limit corals