You can download our free dive resources and other useful information to help you feel more comfortable before you take your first plunge. Explore some of our favourite dive spots and learn more about historical landmarks only found underwater.
You've never tried scuba diving before. You don't have to worry. Panama City Beach is the ideal spot to get your feet and everyone else wet. You can get certified in our dive shops and be on your way to the bubbly depths. Scuba Dive Panama City Beach can help you get started on your new aquatic lifestyle. The shop is a one-stop-shop and offers dive training, equipment rentals, and repairs.
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There are so many great options that Panama City Beach is a top-rated dive destination in Florida. You can dive into the Gulf of Mexico with your fins to see the treasured underwater worlds and marine life that we call home.
Panama City Beach boasts a vast array of artificial coral material. Material options include old piers, bridge pilings and custom-designed reef habitat. While these sites are unlikely to attract divers by themselves most of them will attract divers if they are surrounded by reef module-enclosed ships.
PCB is known as the Wreck Capital for the South. This interactive map shows you the best places to dive in Panama City Beach. We have over 50 wrecks, eight of which are artificial reefs. We will tell scuba-lovers all about the reasons they must blow bubbles in the Florida Panhandle.
The visibility is between 30'-50ft. Water temperatures range from 60s to 80s in summer and winter. It is a good idea to bring gloves for the sharp edges of the wrecks as well as a diving knife to cut through fishing line.
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.