Choosing Dive Spots
Matching a dive spot to your experience level
Choose a dive site that fits your training, recent experience and comfort with depth and current. Simple checks help you pick a gentler site when you are unsure.
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Choosing Dive Spots
Picking a snorkeling or dive site that suits your skills and the conditions of the day, from reading the water and comparing shore and boat entries to asking operators the right questions.
Choosing Dive Spots
Questions to ask a dive operator before booking
Find out group size, guide ratios, safety briefings, emergency equipment and cancellation terms before you pay for a dive or snorkel trip. Ask in writing when you can.
Choosing Dive Spots
Reading conditions before you enter the water
Check wind, swell, surface current, clarity, weather and posted warnings before entering the water, and learn the signs that mean you should wait or change plans.
Choosing Dive Spots
Shore dives or boat dives: choosing the right format
Compare shore and boat dives on access, gear handling, depth reach, surface support and cost, and learn which format fits your training, fitness and the site you want.
Choosing Dive Spots
Understanding visibility, currents and tides at a site
Visibility, currents and tides shape how a dive site feels and when it is safe to enter. Learn what drives each one and how to time a dive around them.