Check with your dive shop for the latest trip information. Or, plan a trip with well-qualified friends. They might be able put one on the calendar. The area around Panama City Beach has a large collection of artificial reef materials. There are many materials available, including bridge pilings, old piers and specially designed reef habitat.


SCUBA diving offers a unique experience. We want to share this passion with you. We offer SCUBA classes through NAUI. Courses can be tailored to meet your specific needs. We offer Instructor-level classes as well as entry-level classes.

Scuba Diving Gear Packages


Our extensive inventory of quality brand-name equipment is available for customers to rent or buy for their diving adventures. Every rental equipment is professionally cleaned, inspected and returned safe to use. Before you dive, take a look at our free resources, including downloads and videos.

Scuba Diving Gear Packages
How old do you have to be to go scuba diving in Florida

How old do you have to be to go scuba diving in Florida





Adley Baker, one of the crew members, was able to swim 9 miles in gale-force wind to reach shore. It was a 25-hour marathon, but Adley Baker lived to tell the story. Grey Ghost is a long offshore dive that takes between 6-8 hours.

Padi Beginner Courses


Also, we provide closely supervised Introduction to Spearfishing classes. In these classes, we will show you how to spearfish and give you tips. For divers with varying levels of experience, we offer several classes. Dive Locker also offers daily charters.

Beginner Scuba Diving Tour

Beginner Scuba Diving Tour





Dive Locker offers a variety of dive options, such as taking you to Black Bart's famous shipwrecks and snorkeling at St. Andrews State Park. You can see many ocean creatures close up at the park's amazing rocky jetties, including redfish and octopus, when it is high tide. Dive Locker offers another charter option.

How Dangerous Is Scuba Diving




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.

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).