Scuba Season
Underwater reef at Nha Trang
Stable

Nha Trang

Vietnam · South Central Coast

Nha Trang is Vietnam's main diving city — easy boat access to a small marine park, mostly soft coral and macro, with mild current. Recovering from years of overfishing; biodiversity is improving but not at regional best level.

How this reef is doing

How we measure this

Reef state

Stable

Heavily impacted by 2024 thermal stress. Operator led restoration projects ongoing.

Coral cover

29%
LowHealthy
Moderate

Fish life

Not surveyed

Heat

SafeBleaching

No unusual heat right now.

Safe now

Fishing

QuietBusy

Protected on paper, but boats are still busy nearby.

Limited

Sources · MERMAID and partner coral surveys · NOAA Coral Reef Watch · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity

What you will see

10 species across the dive sites here

Dive sites

What divers say

Don't come to Nha Trang for the diving — come for everything else and dive while you're here.
Honest dive shop owner

Good to know

Manage expectations

Reefs are recovering; not in the same league as Indonesia or the Philippines.

Gear & getting wet

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 5mm full wetsuit · cooler water
    • Dive computer