Water Visibility in Hong Kong

The number 1 issue with any dive in Hong Kong is Water visibility!!! Don't expect crystal clear water that you may expect in other Asian diving countries such as the Philippines or Thailand. In Hong Kong the water is very GREEN and is never more than 10m clear visibility.

On a very good day expect - 6-8m of visibility.
What this means is you will be able to adequately see your buddy and can easily spot and signal to them but keeping to around three fin strokes away from your buddy is still essential.

On a very bad day expect - 1-2m of visibility.
Here is a video of mine showing how bad the water visibility can get during a recent scuba dive in Hong Kong -

The actual poor quality of water visibility actually makes Hong Kong a very good place to start and learn the basics of Scuba Diving. The skills you learn in such murky water will be harder and as a result when diving in more clear water you will be much more confident.