Have you ever wondered what the ocean looks like after sunset? Imagine descending into the dark blue depths, your torch cutting through the blackness, revealing octopuses hunting, moray eels peeking out from their crevices, and rays gliding silently beneath you 🌊✨. This is the magic of night diving in Tenerife—a completely different world just waiting to be explored.
Night diving transforms even the most familiar dive sites into mysterious, new landscapes. At night, the marine life changes: octopuses, cuttlefish, lobsters, and other nocturnal creatures come out, offering divers unique encounters 🦑. The limited visibility focuses your attention on what your torch illuminates, creating an intimate connection with your surroundings.
In Tenerife, places like Radazul are perfect for night dives thanks to their calm, sheltered waters and abundant marine life. To explore more about the best locations, check out our page on diving areas in Tenerife.
Having the right equipment is key to enjoying a safe and unforgettable night dive:
👉 Primary and backup torches – A spare light is vital in case your main one fails.
👉 Signaling devices – Such as glow sticks or strobes so your buddy can always locate you.
👉 Proper exposure suit – Night dives may last longer, so make sure you’re comfortable.
Need equipment? We offer top-quality gear through our rental and refills service.
During a night dive in Tenerife, you’ll encounter creatures you rarely see during the day. Moray eels venture further out, octopuses become active hunters, and stingrays cruise the sandy bottom. If you’re lucky, you might even spot a turtle 🐢 on its nighttime journey.
Learn more about local marine species in our post what marine animals can you see scuba diving in Tenerife.
Night diving requires extra attention to safety:
Plan your dive thoroughly, ideally exploring the site during the day first.
Stay close to your buddy and communicate using light signals.
Keep track of your orientation with natural references or a line.
Our PADI Specialty Courses include the Night Diver course, where you’ll learn all the necessary skills for safe and enjoyable night dives.
Radazul stands out as one of the best places for night diving: easy shore entry, mild currents, and lots of nocturnal marine life. Want a guided experience? Discover more about our guided dives.
While day dives let you take in the full scenery and vibrant colors of Tenerife’s reefs, night dives create a more personal, focused adventure. Each beam of your torch becomes a spotlight on marine life, and the ocean feels like your own private stage 🌊💫.
If you’ve completed your PADI Advanced Open Water course, night diving is the perfect way to deepen your skills.
We strongly recommend the PADI Night Diver Specialty, part of our PADI Specialty Courses. This course teaches:
How to plan and execute night dives safely
Effective use of underwater lighting
Advanced buoyancy control in limited visibility
If it’s been a while since your last dive, refresh your skills with our ReActivate program.
✅ Stay calm and breathe slowly—it helps manage any initial nerves.
✅ Keep visual contact with your buddy—teamwork is essential at night.
✅ Double-check all your gear—especially your torches and signaling devices.
For more pro advice, don’t miss our guide to PADI specialties.
At Deep Ocean Diver, we offer night dives in Tenerife for all levels, led by experienced PADI-certified instructors. Dive safely, discover new marine life, and experience the thrill of the ocean after dark. Book now—spaces are limited! Contact us through our contact form or get in touch today.
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💡 Remember: night diving isn’t just another dive—it’s a whole new underwater world waiting for you.
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EXCELENTE A base de 167 reseñas Tom S11/06/2024Verificada Great Day of Diving We were pleasantly surprised with a second day in Tenerife during our cruise. This gave us the opportunity to experience the diving here. We were picked up at the cruise port and taken to the dive shop. The fitting and equipment were top notch. The dive sites were surprisingly close to the port. During the last dive we were rewarded when David found a seahorse, one of only a handful I've seen. The shipwreck was very nice, with good visibility, and great marine life all around. Sooo many garden eels. We had a great time on a beautiful day with friendly, professional dive staff. I would highly recommend Deep Ocean Diver if you are going to dive in Tenerife. Coastal1831506743713/05/2024Verificada Professional and fun guides We absolutely loved our boat dives with David. The underwater landscapes and marine life in this area is fun to watch. We'd definitely come back! Stephen Crome20/03/2024Verificada Awesome shop! I had an excellent shore dive today. Our guide was very professional and made sure we were safe at all times. He found all kinds of cool things including two octopus. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. JMs23/02/2024Verificada Perfect for families, great logistics 3 days trip with my 3 kids: fantastic experience. I particularly appreciated the logistics (very well managed including crisp communication from first contact), the expert guide and the whole installation (bus, dive center and nice comfortable boat) Philippe P10/10/2023Verificada Good Experience Friendly staff and nice dives. We were really pleased with our experience. Visibility was great and we saw many octopuses! Jas09/06/2023Verificada Amazing Amazing guys at the dive Center, had a reaaally amazing dive with Simon a day before, and really nice zodiac dives as well, thanks a lot!!! Jassin Andreea K15/07/2022Verificada Amazing Amazing experience! Victor and Laura were really professional, patient and helpful. Highly recommend. JOANNE M11/03/2022Verificada Absolutely top notch! We are a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids ages 10 and 12) that travelled to Tenerife in March 2022, and both our kids did their PADI open water course over a 4-day period. My husband and I both have our advanced open water certificates and have dealt with dive shops all around the world, and we can honestly say these guys (and gals!) are top notch!The kids spent most of their time with Victor as their instructor, and he was absolutely fantastic. So much enthusiasm, support, patience, encouragement and a genuine interest in making them succeed and love the sport, while also ensuring they demonstrated all the necessary knowledge and skills. This was such an amazing introduction to diving - I can't thank Victor enough. The kids were so happy and proud to have got their open water certificate but also very sad that they diving days with Victor were coming to an end. It's extremely rare (and special) that someone makes such an impression on them, so you should take that as a HUGE complement! They were extremely complementary of everyone they dealt with at the store (including the boat captain)- thanks to you all!! My kids don't speak Spanish but the instructors are fully bilingual and able to teach them in English. Thanks for such an amazing experience and creating what I expect will be a life-long love of diving! (They are already begging to do their advanced open water as soon as possible). My husband also did his nitrox course with Deep Ocean Diver as well, it also was great. I would highly recommend this place to others and will definitely dive with them again next time we are in Tenerife. Thanks for such a fabulous week! Adrian G29/12/2021Verificada perfect I went to Deep Ocean Diver to get the Open water training and it's been just perfect. The instructors were super professional and skilled, and at the same time so friendly and willing to make the training a fun and valuable moment. I even ended up doing the Advanced certification, and the whole team was so kind to arrange the schedule to fit with my availabilities.You can really feel that you're getting a good training and that it's not rushed, they really take the time for you to understand, practice and enjoy. And you got plenty of good advice from your instructors.five stars! Igor S09/05/2021Verificada Couldn't choose better The main reason I chose to come to Tenerife is because I wanted to get a PADI certification, therefore I looked for the best diving school in the area and organized my whole vacation around it.Well, I couldn't do better.The guys are great. Victor and Arnau were the best instructors I could ever ask for. It's not easy to make a proper training about something that is so serious and technical, and still keep it fun and never boring, but they have been amazingly up to the task. David, although he was never in the water with us, made me feel his presence by throughly planning my next steps on a daily basis, just what one would expect from a leader. 10/10 guys! Also Radazul is a perfect place to pick an accomodation, quiet, nice, not too expensive and pretty strategical to move across Tenerife. All in all, I really couldn't have made a better choice. :)
Centro Comercial, C. Juan Sebastián El Cano, 15, Planta 1 Local 2, Radazul
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ADDRESSCalle El Cano 15. Radazul Bajo.
CC Radazul. Floor 1. Shops 1 and 2
38109 El Rosario, Tenerife, Canary Islands. FREE PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS
CONTACT info@deepoceandiver.es
(+34) 600 84 16 92
DIVE SHOP HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
DIVE CENTER HOURS Tuesday to Sunday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Closed for lunch from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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