A mild current is present most of the time and is strongest around full and new moon phases. Best diving weather is from July through September. Midway's normal diving season extends from May through September, although shore dives may be done under the piers throughout the year. The best diving conditions occur during July through September. Sites are 5 to 30 minutes away from the harbor, using our fast and comfortable Pro48 Sea Angel .
Typical reefs are expanses of rugged limestone with numerous ledges, tunnels, and canyons.
Most sites have mooring buoys and dives are generally conducted while at-anchor. Night diving is not allowed since large predators are aggressive after sunset. Visibility outside the lagoon is normally 60 to 120 feet and changes rapidly, for better or worse, during tidal shifts. The big draw to diving at Midway is the fish. So, divers get to see large jacks, snappers, groupers, and sharks on a regular basis.