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14 matches, ranked. Every card says WHY it matched — no black boxes.

October 5/5 Komodo

Komodo · Indonesia

Trades ease; often a sweet spot of calm seas and fish action park-wide.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Bali & Nusa Penida

Bali & Nusa Penida · Indonesia

Mola sightings continue; seas stay friendly.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed · Egypt

Many regulars' favorite month.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Galápagos Islands

Galápagos Islands · Ecuador

Late whale shark window; hammerheads thick.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs

Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Australia

Glassy spells and long calm days
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Brothers, Daedalus & St John's

Brothers, Daedalus & St John's · Egypt

Oceanic whitetip peak at the Brothers.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Dahab

Dahab · Egypt

Still warm, with superbly calm spells.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Marsa Alam & the Deep South

Marsa Alam & the Deep South · Egypt

Oceanic whitetip season opens at Elphinstone.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Cocos Island

Cocos Island · Costa Rica

Cocos Island stands alone in the eastern Pacific about 550 km off Costa Rica, a jungle-covered national park…
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Hurghada & El Gouna

Hurghada & El Gouna · Egypt

A favorite month for the wreck run.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Sea of Cortez & Cabo Pulmo

Sea of Cortez & Cabo Pulmo · Mexico

Whale sharks return to La Paz Bay.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Lembeh Strait

Lembeh Strait · Indonesia

Excellent month as water begins warming again.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Kona, Hawaiʻi

Kona, Hawaiʻi · United States

Late-season calm.
✓ rated 5/5 for October
October 5/5 Canary Islands

Canary Islands · Spain

Spain's Atlantic archipelago serves easy volcanic diving all year: lava arches and caverns, black-sand…
✓ rated 5/5 for October

How this works: documented month ratings (1–5) weigh most, then popularity, then bonuses for matching wrecks, species in season that month, site types and level fit. Matches with reasons only — nothing is padded to fill the page.

Australia, New Zealand & East Asia

Cairns & the Ribbon ReefsNingaloo ReefCoral Sea & Osprey ReefOkinawa & the Kerama IslandsPoor Knights IslandsTownsville & the YongalaGreen IslandIzu Peninsula

Caribbean & Western Atlantic

BonaireCozumelRiviera Maya & the CenotesBelize Barrier ReefGrand CaymanIsla Mujeres & CancúnRoatánTiger Beach & Grand Bahama

Europe, Atlantic & Mediterranean

Malta & GozoSilfra & IcelandThe AzoresCanary IslandsLarnaca & the ZenobiaScapa FlowArctic NorwayMadeira

Indian Ocean & East Africa

North & South Malé AtollsAri AtollBaa Atoll & Hanifaru BayAliwal Shoal & UmkomaasMafia IslandMauritiusSeychellesSodwana Bay

Pacific Islands & Micronesia

PalauChuuk (Truk) LagoonFakaravaKona, HawaiʻiRangiroaTaveuni & Rainbow ReefBeqa Lagoon & Pacific HarbourEspiritu Santo

Red Sea & Middle East

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras MohammedBrothers, Daedalus & St John'sDahabHurghada & El GounaMarsa Alam & the Deep SouthAqabaDaymaniyat IslandsMusandam Peninsula

Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle

Bali & Nusa PenidaKomodoRaja AmpatSipadan & MabulAnilaoCoronKoh TaoLembeh Strait

The Americas & Eastern Pacific

Galápagos IslandsCocos IslandFlorida KeysSea of Cortez & Cabo PulmoSocorro & the RevillagigedosBritish ColumbiaCalifornia Channel IslandsCosta Rica Pacific Coast