The wave interval and not the absolute size are the most important factors that affect the oceans around Panama City Beach. For example, long interval waves create rollers. While short interval waves make the boat rock and roll, divers can't be missed in the water.
Do you know PCB is the Wreck Capital of the South? Our interactive map for scuba diving Panama City Beach contains almost 150 dive locations with over 50 wrecks sunk as artificial reefs and eight feature dive sites you have to try! We’ll give scuba lovers everywhere the low down on why they have to blow bubbles on the Florida Panhandle.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach - The premier PADI Training Center (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). Scuba Dive Panama City Beach is the best place to find more enjoyment in your life. Join the Scuba Dive Panama City Beach group and you will be certified as a scuba diver. Panama City Beach has been the most popular location for diving in North Florida for many years. It is second only the Florida Keys' most visited destination.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach limits dive trips to 14 divers in order to provide comfort and ample space for all. If there's space, all charters are available to the public. We usually offer 2 trips per day during the season.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach takes you to famous shipwrecks like Black Bart. Or, you can snorkel along the beach at St. Andrews State Park. The park's amazing rock jetties make it possible to see sea creatures such as redfish, octopus, and more at high tide.
All over the region are historic wrecks. Skin Diver Magazine has named Panama City Beach the wreck diving capital of the South because of these and other artificial corals.
If you are looking to train, seek out Scuba Dive Panama City Beach, a full-service dive center and aquatic training facility. Their expert instructors have over 50 years of global diving experience, parlayed to students in both their heated pool and range of open-water courses.
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.