Best Diving in Pacific

Scuba Diving Tips Been diving in Pacific? Please Vote!

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars
4.00/5 (1 votes)
Loading...

It'd be great to hear about your experience!

Click here to share your recommendations Diver Smiley

We’ve divided the Pacific Ocean into three areas: Cocos and Galapagos Islands, CookFiji and Solomon Islands and the French Polynesia. Each region has it’s jewels to the global diver. For instance, Cocos Island in the East Pacific is the largest uninhabited island in the world, it’s remote, wild and excellent for diving. Cocos is located 300+ miles west of Costa Rica, accessible only by boat. Cocos has no hotels and no accommodations and doesn’t need them – Cocos Island is only for the determined diver. But with determination comes rewards.

The Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific, only has a few small remote dive resorts but the islands of Uepi and Gizo are outstanding with lots of wrecks from WWII, pristine reefs and walls, and of course, plenty of fish….

Fiji is considered “The Soft Coral Capitol of the World” – need we say more? Ever heard of Rangiroa? It’s in the Western Pacific, part of French Polynesia, and offers a rocket ride in eight knot currents through shark-filled passes.

When to Visit the Pacific

Cocos Island lies in an Intertropical Convergence Zone. This zone is where the weather patterns of the two hemispheres converge near the equator. Here North and Southeast trade winds meet with the north and south equatorial currents.rainy season) and about 66°F the rest of the year. The Cook Islands experience little fluctuation in climate and have moderate temperatures and humidity. It does rain, however, with the rainy season beginning in December and running through March.

Water temperature varies from a mean of 81°F in December to 78°F during their winter in August. Whale season is September – October. Fiji’s weather presents a real mixed bag. The choice is often between good visibility and cool water or warm water and calmer seas with less visibility. The Solomons are hot and humid year-round, with the most rain falling between December and March. Rangiroa is diveable year-round, with water temperatures of 79¬83°F. See each region’s sections for more details concerning seasons.

Dive Sites Reviews in Pacific

This dive site is a sheer vertical wall running along the whole side of Ngemelis Island. It is a drift ...

Enjoy a touch of underwater elegance in the Chandelier Cave, a unique cave made up of several rooms joined by ...

One of the most visited wreck sites in Palau, this dive site is often called Lionfish wreck due to the ...

Famous amongst divers for providing regular sightings of majestic eagle rays, mantas and reef sharks, German Channel is a good ...

This Japanese army cargo ship is named Helmet Wreck because of the rows of helmet stacks in the wreck that ...

The Iro is probably the most famous of all the wrecks in Palau and is a fantastic wreck dive; the ...

Jellyfish Lake is one of the top diving experiences in Palau. These famous golden jellyfish have lost their sting and ...

This vibrant and vivid dive site is a section of the vertical wall that runs around Ngemelis Island. Found west ...

This dive site features a spectacular vertical wall with a plateau that drops down to about 10 metres. Found west ...

This dive site is on a section of the reef that is well known for its extremely fast drift dives ...

Liveaboard Reviews in Pacific

Been diving here with a liveaboard? Please share your experience using the comment section!

Comments are closed.