To have a great dive, you need great visibility. … Most of my dives have been in visibility closer to 5 meters. Consider also, if you are diving inside of a wreck seldom can see beyond 5 meters regardless of the water clarity.

What is the water visibility?

Put simply, in diving terms, visibility is an estimation of water clarity and is defined as the distance a diver can see horizontally. Many divers abbreviate visibility with the slang term “viz.” Visibility is given in units of distance, such as “50 feet of viz.”

Is visibility better at high or low tide?

Best bet is to dive an hour or two before the high tide. Worst bet is diving halfway between a high to low tide on a full or new moon. Sometimes we get what is called a wind swell, which means the waves are more in the chop category than the fully developed sea swells, or ground swells.