20+ Scuba Fins Tested and Reviewed! [Scuba Fin Reviews 2025]

We independently tested and reviewed over 20 fins to help you understand which are the best for you and your diving style.

For such a simple piece of equipment, it can be hard to choose the right pair of scuba diving fins to suit your needs. Don’t worry—we’ll help you take the guesswork out of your decision because we put 20+ dive fin pairs through their paces in the pool to come up with the best in each category!

We tested each pair for fin-kick efficiency, ease of turning, and back-finning capabilities, so you’ll know just how your new fins will perform before making a purchase. Whether you choose open-heel or full-foot, and paddle-style, channel-style, power, or split fins, we guarantee you'll find something you like.

Let’s dive in and take a look our picks for the best scuba fins on the market today!

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Here you'll find the dive gear we cover in this video:

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00:00 Introduction
4:34 Apeks RK3 fins (Best Channel-Style)
5:54 Aqualung Storm fins (Best Travel)
7:06 Atomic Aquatics Bladefins
8:32 Atomic Aquatics SplitFins (Best Split Fins)
10:37 Cressi Frog Plus fins
12:05 Cressi Thor fins
13:15 Dive Rite XT fins (Best Frog Kick)
14:53 Fourth Element Tech fins (Best Flutter Kick)
16:25 Hollis F1 fins
18:01 Mares Avanti Quattro+ fins
19:17 Mares Power Plana fins
20:55 Oceanic Viper fins
22:25 ScubaPro GO Sport fins
24:15 ScubaPro GO Sport Gorilla fins
25:50 ScubaPro Jet Fins (Best All-Around)
27:36 ScubaPro S-Tek fins (Most Innovative)
29:31 ScubaPro Seawing Supernova fins (Best Power)
31:20 SEAC Propulsion Pro
32:44 TUSA Solla (Best Budget)
34:01 TUSA Switch
34:57 TUSA Travel Right
36:22 Zeagle Recon fins (Best Paddle-Style)
37:28 Conclusion

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💬 Got questions about fins? Dive into the comments below—let's get the conversation going!

[DIVEindotcom]

We found the best shops with low prices - to make it easy for you to buy the gear you want.

You support the channel when you buy through those links as we earn a small commission from the web shop. This is at no cost to you.

If you have any questions about the fins in this video - just drop a comment below. We try to answer all questions within 24 hours.

[jamesj.shehan]

The fact that you have personal experience with some of these fins adds so much credibility. I trust your picks!

[thewhothewhatthenow]

Hello, great video! Thank you for your effort. There is just a small issue with how you have identified one on the fins. The “ScubaPro GO Sport fins” you reviewed are actually the “ScubaPro GO Travel”. The GO Sport is intended to be used with boots whilst the Go Travel is a barefoot design.

[kennethjmcarthur]

Always love these articles to stay up on new equipment. Bought my first pair of Jet fins in 1968. Also use Nova fins full foot and open heel. Used Mares & Cressi on a rental dives, they were comfortable.

[diverdave]

I have been using my US DIVERS ROCKET fins for almost 50 years ... I use them to ice dive - wreck dive - cave dive and snorkel for many thousand of miles and they never let me down .

[zstanman]

You earned a new sub with this video. Nicely done. Really appreciate your positive attitude about all of the fins finding good and bad in everything and not just bashing the ones you didn't like...way too many content creators who think it's cool to just bash products (especially brands) they don't like, huge turn off. You let the product speak for itself, undaunted by what others think or say. Loved it.

[fredmeyer]

I appreciate the effort you put into making this as objective as possible. That isn't easy to do.

[jenniferlaub]

Thanks for your in depth review of so many different options! Thorough and practical.

[dudeonemore]

Thanks. Help me decide what to get for my next scuba trip

[ahmadkaddoura]

really comprehensive .. thanks for your efforts on this

[seebrido.i]

Thank you for doing this tests! I have always wondered, how am i going to select a fin without ever being able to try it on. Thanks for such a great video, this def deserve greater exposure esp to newer divers when thinking of getting equipments.

[timgosling]

Really good analysis! To add a little detail to the RK3s, the regular fins are effectively neutral, but when you're tuning your trim the HDs with their higher density are noticeably heavier and less buoyant. Per pair the HDs are about 0.3kg/0.6lb negative for Medium, going up to 0.4kg/0.8lb negative for Super.

[bradleyaxmith]

Great info for newbies and experienced divers. Thanks!

[edjack]

Great video - thanks. I have a pair of Mares Avanti Plus for travel and Atomic split fins for my regular diving here in NZ. Mares are just perfect for cruisy, warm water diving. Re the Atomic - I’ve seen some online feedback that suggests these are over-rated/difficult to manoeuvre. My personal experience (after over 100 dives with them) - they are just fine in terms of frog kicking, back finning and general slow speed manoeuvrability. You just need a little patience, given that fluidity in the centre of the fin. Patience and deliberate motion is a good thing when it comes to diving! Where they really excel is at the end of a dive. When you surface in turbulent seas, possibly with some current, the Atomic split fins are absolute weapons. Even with a gentle flutter kick you will find yourself back at the boat well before everyone else. Obviously, it’s not a race/who cares who gets there first. But when your enegery might be low, it’s a real positive. I couldn’t recommend them more. 🙌🏻

[ScottAnderson-es]

I like the idea of using so.e data to help differentiate so many fins. Sure there is some subjectivity, but overall good information.

[GBarota]

I still use my old school Wenoka Reeflex fins. I’d love to hear your thoughts on those antiques. Lol. I’ve had no need over the years to switch them up. They’ve given me no major issues. They work great for me!

[mathiassalomonsen]

Nice work. My impression is that optimized fins, especially split fins, are constructed for for a pretty narrow window of performance and limited kick style in order to optimize the efficient ratio for a certain amount of energy with the less toll on your muscles. My experience is that these optimized fins often fails in cases you need a higher amount of propulsion energy, such as heavy equipment with more drag (dry suit, double set, stages bottle), strong current, heavy wave, towing a diver or plain panic mode. Would have been interesting to have a pull or push test how much force you can propel before the fins fails and loose its structure (e.g. swim against a load cell or tow line with loading cell). Or just simply compare the experience between an easy setup with a setup with high drag (e.g. towing a fellow diver).

[kitesurfmoto]

Thank you VERY much for your great hard work. Excellent video.

[mariec.vannest]

As someone who struggles with knee pain, I'm seriously considering giving split fins a chance now. Thanks for shining a light on them!

[LeonardoPecciarini]

Very useful. Scubapro Jet Fins are my choice.