Divers with varying levels of experience can choose from a range of classes to obtain their certification.
The El Dorado is Panama City Beach’s newest wreck. Hurricane Michael blew the ship ashore in October of 2018. She sat derelict off the Hathaway Bridge as a constant reminder of the storm’s deadly wrath through winter and spring. In May of 2019, she started her life as a premier dive site.
The wave length and frequency are more important factors in the seas surrounding Panama City Beach. Long interval waves are what create rollers. Short interval waves rock the boat up and down, making it difficult for divers to be seen in the water.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach is a great place to go for dives of all difficulty levels. They can provide the best experience whether you are looking for a couple's getaway, a family vacation or a solo adventure. Enjoy the excitement of diving to thrilling depths in expertly-selected locations.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach is the Florida Panhandle’s best full-service Dive Center and Aquatic Training Facility. Located in beautiful Panama City Beach, divers have direct access to miles of uninterrupted white sand beaches, shipwrecks, natural reefs and freshwater springs. Whether you want to see beautiful aquatic life, swim with sharks, or visit relics hidden deep below, our staff can prepare you for it.
She is a three-story vessel, with incredible amounts of marine life already living there. As of our last visit, you could still spot the "Happy Holidays", unidentified townsfolk on her deck for all cars passing by the bridge.
One of the premier reef dives is Warsaw Reef. It’s a natural hole with concrete rubble and tire bundles. The fish love it and regularly travel between the hole and nearby wrecks like the Black Bart.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.