There's nothing quite like diving with a pair of powerful fins that are comfortable and fit like a glove. Our 2018 scuba diving Gear Buyers Guide will help you find the best scuba diving fins that fit your diving style.

This tough, tec-minded fin is built to withstand serious abuse. That’s why it’s the choice of public safety, military and Coast Guard divers. For the rest of us, the RK3 offers a wide, short and vented blade for optimal thrust, maneuverability and efficiency. But it’s the all-rubber construction that makes this fin durable enough to last longer than you do.

The X1 is designed for maximum power transfer with a solid internal frame that extends from the foot pocket all the way down the rail to the tip of the blade. This allows for greater efficiency to transform kick into thrust. The open-heel fin also offers Atomic’s EZ-LOK buckle system for added security and is available in six colors.

This easy-to-use open-heel fin sports a new design that combines a special arched blade with a pair of centralized ribs. This creates a powerful flow-convection effect, known as the “spoon effect,” which stabilizes the fin and boosts propulsion. The Thor comes with a special EBS heel strap.

This modular fin is designed to reduce drag and fatigue without sacrificing agility and speed. The stiffness of the blades can be modified in minutes using soft, medium and hard stiffeners. The fins can also be converted from barefoot to open-heel. Fins weigh just over 2 pounds each and can fit into a carry-on bag.

This high-performance fin increases kicking power and reduces fatigue by transferring the workload to the stronger quadriceps muscles. The fin is compatible with a variety of different foot straps to allow it to strap to any boot. Like the Defiant, the stiffness on the TAC can be modified.

Mares’ new open-heel fin is designed to excite divers of all stripes. It features an enhanced Channel Thrust blade design with soft longitudinal inserts that allow just the right amount of flex while kicking. This channel shape also moves more water, resulting in more thrust for the same effort.

Like the Excite, the Excite Pro features an enhanced Channel Thrust blade design with soft longitudinal inserts that allow just the right amount of flex while kicking. However, the Excite Pro’s fin blade offers a bit more stiffness for divers looking to get even more thrust. Available in gray.

If the Manta Ray hints at the shape of marine creatures, it’s no accident. The fin’s design was inspired by the propulsive bio-mechanics of sea life, with different materials in the fin’s components chosen to mirror the performance of bone, tendon and fin for light weight and power. It’s available in six color combinations.

ScubaLab’s Best Buy winner for the 2017 fin test, Seac’s F1S is an open-heel model that combines lightweight comfort (just 1½ pounds) with ample power and acceleration from a relatively large blade. Comfort features include a large foot pocket to accommodate most boot-ies and a self-adjusting Sling Strap for a custom fit.

The Propulsion S lives up to its name thanks to three supple rubber channels running the length of the blade, working in concert with pronounced side rails to channel water and focus thrust for optimal efficiency. The open-heel paddle fin, made in Italy, also features a large foot pocket for comfort and a user-friendly bungee heel strap.

Aimed at travelers, these fins weigh just over 1¼ pound each and are 20½ inches long in size medium. The short blade is wide and set at a 25-degree angle to the pocket, with deep rails and ridges. The Scubapro Go's design lets it work like a bigger fin, despite its carry-on-friendly size.

Powered by the PuRiMaX “Polyurethane Blade System,” the Switch fin’s blade serves up a snappy response to the slightest flick of the foot or leg for effortless propulsion. The multi-compound foot pocket increases power transfer to the fin blade, and the new Universal Bungee Strap provides extraordinary comfort.

Combining TUSA’s unique fin design with the latest in advanced materials, the HyFlex Vesna offers kicking comfort as well as power and performance. Its newly designed “Comfort Foot Pocket” enhances performance, while the blade vent design, reinforced blade rails and flexible blade pocket maximize propulsion by reducing turbulence.