Great Barrier Reef Scuba Diving

Panama City Scuba Diving Activity


For land lovers, there are attractions such as Pier Park, Shipwreck Island and Ripley’s Believe it or Not. You'll also find the finest fresh seafood (the Firefly she-crab soup is one of our favorites!).


We also offer lifetime certifications if you have a passion for scuba diving. The initial level of dive training includes 3 days of underwater training and some eLearning. Dive Locker restricts dive trips to only 14 divers to ensure that everyone has enough space and comfort. If we have space, any of our charters will be open to the public. We generally run 2 trips per day throughout the season. We teach technical scuba classes at TDI.

Scuba Diving Certification



We offer charters to experienced spearfishers, as well as closely supervised Introduction to Spearfishing classes. Here we teach the basics and lead you on a spearfishing trip. There are many classes available for divers of all levels. Dive Locker provides daily dive charters. We have a 40 foot boat that can accommodate up 18 divers. All of our charters include safe, friendly, and professional diving. The place is ideal for beginners and has a wide selection of diving gear. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable.

Scuba Diving Certification
Is learning to scuba dive hard

Is learning to scuba dive hard





There are also many historic shipwrecks scattered around the area. There are many historic wrecks scattered throughout the area. These wrecks and many others in the region earned Panama City Beach the title of "Wreck Diving Capital of the South" by Skin Diver Magazine. Have you ever tried scuba diving? It's possible.

Scuba Diving Magazine


Golden sunsets over turquoise blue waters. Panama City Beach is both a great vacation spot and a great dive destination. It's even more convenient to drive from many locations. Divers of all levels of experience will find many reasons to come back time and again. Their families will be grateful for their efforts.

Adventure

Adventure



Panama City Beach boasts a vast array of artificial coral material. Material options include old piers, bridge pilings, and custom-designed reef habitats. While these sites won't attract divers by themselves most of them will draw divers when they are surrounded in reef modules and sunken ships. Warsaw Reef is the best reef dive. It's a natural cave with concrete rubble, tire bundles and other debris. It's a popular spot for fish. They travel to the hole from nearby wrecks, such as the Black Bart.

Scuba Diving Resorts


Below is our list of inshore diving sites in Panama City Beach, along with their bottom depths. Our threshold for offshore diving extends more than 8 miles to St Andrew's Pass. These locations require advanced certification. Nitrox certification would be a good idea.

Frequently Asked Questions

An Average Diver, at an Average Depth, With an Average Tank

Based on personal experience, an average open-water certified diver using a standard aluminum 80-cubic-foot tank on a 40-foot dive will be able to stay down for about 45 to 60 minutes before surfacing with a safe reserve of air still in the tank.

So just to reiterate: don't grab animals, don't hold them for photo ops, don't go for rides on dolphins or turtles, and don't force puffer fish to inflate (it can be fatal to them).