Waves, Tides & Currents

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Waves, Tides & Currents

Diving in currents opens up a world of new dive sites that often host the most spectacular marine life. Go shore diving and you will discover the simplicity of just walking off the beach and exploring your favourite dive sites with ease. But wave, tides and currents can impact your dives and affect your safety if you do not know how to handle them.

The SSI Waves, Tides and Currents specialty will enhance your dive skills and understanding, so you can enjoy diving in different environments safely and with confidence. You will gain a better understanding of dynamic open water environments and learn about the environmental conditions that affect different dive sites. You will also practice diving from shore, in currents or in rivers to earn the specialty certification. Get started today!

We conduct our open water dives in a variety of locations, spanning over 30 different dive sites. The location for your course's associated open water sessions is available upon request.

Facts and Training Standards

10 Years Minimum Age for certification
2 Minimum Open Water Dives during Training
30 m / 100 ft Max Depth

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Ecology
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$460.39
£340.00
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Waves, Tides & Currents

$460.39
£340.00
Contact

Waves, Tides & Currents

$460.39
£340.00

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