For dives at various levels of difficulty, look to Scuba Dive Panama City Beach. Whether you are on a family vacation, couples retreat or solo adventure, their passionate divers can craft an optimal experience. Feel the rush of descending to exciting depths in optimal, expertly-selected locations.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach, the most prestigious PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), Training Center on the Gulf Coast. You can have more fun with your life by coming to Panama City Beach and joining the Scuba Dive Panama City Beach team. Panama City Beach is the most popular spot for scuba diving in North Florida. It's second only behind the Florida Keys as the most popular dive spot in the state.
Panama City Beach is an ideal spot for both divers and non-divers. There are plenty of things you can do while diving. You won't feel guilty about taking your family to PCB. A diving trip can be combined with a weekend getaway in Panama City Beach, or even a longer romantic getaway to Florida. This is especially true if your partner has certification.
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.
Our threshold for offshore diving extends more than 8 mi from St Andrew's Pass. These sites require advanced certification. It is a good idea to get a nitrox cert. These trips don't run every single day because of their distance. For information on when the next trip will run, contact the dive shop.
Absolutely perfect! This is the perfect place to go. Scuba Diving Panama City Beach gave us a refresher and once again we have fallen in love with diving. The team were friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. It is evident that they are passionate about diving. All of their gear is brand new and maintained with care. They are experts in Customer service!
Panama City Beach's latest wreck is the El Dorado. The ship was swept ashore by Hurricane Michael in October 2018. As a constant reminder of Hurricane Michael's devastating wrath, she sat abandoned off the Hathaway Bridge. She began her career as a professional diver in May 2019.
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.