Where to dive in August

Indonesia

Alor

Liveaboard, Land based · Moderate to reach

Timor-Leste

Atauro Island & the Dili Coast (Ombai Strait)

Land based, Shore dive, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Portugal

Azores

Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Maldives

Baa Atoll

Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Indonesia

Bali

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

Indonesia

Bangka Island

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Fiji

Beqa Lagoon & Pacific Harbour

Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Fiji

Bligh Water & Vatu-i-Ra

Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach

Bonaire

Bonaire

Shore dive, Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach

Indonesia

Bunaken

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Australia

Byron Bay & Julian Rocks

Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach

Mexico

Cabo Pulmo

Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Australia

Cairns & Outer Great Barrier Reef

Day trip, Liveaboard, Land based · Moderate to reach

Indonesia

Cenderawasih Bay

Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Mexico

Cenotes (Riviera Maya)

Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach

Costa Rica

Cocos Island

Liveaboard · Demanding to reach

Indonesia

Derawan Archipelago (Derawan, Sangalaki, Kakaban, Maratua)

Land based, Liveaboard, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

French Polynesia

Fakarava

Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach

Ecuador

Galápagos

Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Demanding to reach

Fiji

Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef

Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach

United States

Kauaʻi & Niʻihau

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

Thailand

Koh Tao

Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Indonesia

Komodo

Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

United States

Kona & Hawaiʻi Island

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Indonesia

Lembeh Strait

Land based · Moderate to reach

Malaysia

Mabul & Kapalai

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

Malta

Malta & Gozo

Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach

United States

Maui, Molokini & Lānaʻi

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Indonesia

Morotai

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

Vietnam

Nha Trang

Day trip, Land based · Easy to reach

Maldives

North and South Malé Atolls

Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Indonesia

Nusa Penida

Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach

United States

Oʻahu

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Australia

Osprey Reef & Coral Sea

Liveaboard · Demanding to reach

Malaysia

Perhentian Islands

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

Australia

Port Lincoln & Neptune Islands

Day trip, Liveaboard, Land based · Moderate to reach

Indonesia

Pulau Weh

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

Malaysia

Redang Island

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

Australia

Ribbon Reefs & Cod Hole

Liveaboard · Moderate to reach

Fiji

Savusavu & Namena

Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach

Iceland

Silfra

Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Australia

Southern Great Barrier Reef

Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Australia

SS Yongala & Townsville

Day trip, Land based, Liveaboard · Easy to reach

Indonesia

Sumbawa, Moyo & Sangeang

Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Australia

Tasmania — East & Southeast

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Fiji

Taveuni & Rainbow Reef

Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach

Malaysia

Tenggol Island

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach

Malaysia

Tioman Island

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach

Mozambique

Tofo

Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach

Indonesia

Togian Islands

Land based, Day trip, Shore dive, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach

Tonga

Vava'u

Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach