Scuba Dive Panama City Beach, another outstanding charter option, is also available. Their US Coast Guard-certified captains can take you on the dive or spearfishing trip you want. What will you choose? A natural limestone reef or an artificial fighter jet one? Would you like an underwater bridge to explore? You are free to choose.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach restricts dive trips to only 14 divers to ensure everyone is comfortable and has enough space. Our charters can be accessed by the public, provided there is enough space. We typically run two trips per day during season.
Shore diving in Panama City Beach starts with the St Andrew’s Park Jetties for good reasons. It’s a short walk from the parking lot to the beach, and soon you’re in the water. The beach-side is shallow, with no boat traffic. Make sure you bring your dive flag if you cross over to the channel side. You’ll find plenty of tropical fish living in the rocks of the jetties. The visibility and current are much better during high slack tide, which is the ideal time for this dive. St Andrew’s Park jetties are also one of the best places for snorkeling in Panama City Beach.
The SS Tarpon is a shipwreck that has a long history. She sank on July 7, 1937. Her 18 crew members were killed, including Willis G. Barrow. Adley Baker survived the 9-mile swim to shore in gale force winds. It was a lengthy 25-hour battle, but Adley survived to tell the tale.
You can expect visibility between 30'-50' with water temperatures ranging from the 60s in winter and 80s in summer. You should bring gloves for the sharp edges on the wrecks, a dive knife in case you run into some fishing line, and a safety sausage since you’re on a boat trip.
Panama City Beach can be both a vacation and diving destination. The fact that you are able to drive there from so many places makes this even better. Divers of all skill levels will find plenty to love about coming back, as will their families.
Perfect! This is the place to go. Scuba Diving Panama City Beach was able to give us a refresher class and have made diving a passion of ours. The team was very friendly, knowledgeable, accommodating. It's obvious that they enjoy diving. They are meticulously maintaining their equipment and keeping it new. They're experts at customer service!
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.