Dive site
Blue Heron Bridge
Florida, USA
- Typical depth
- 5 m
- Type
- Muck
- Level
- Beginner
Notes
Premier muck dive of the Atlantic seaboard.
Marine life
- Rays
- spotted eagle ray, southern stingray
- Macro
- frogfish, seahorse, octopus, flying gurnard, batfish, blennies
- Reef fish
- snook, sergeant major, grunts
- Cephalopods
- octopus, reef squid
- Invertebrates
- arrow crab, decorator crab, spotted cleaner shrimp
Site features
- Shore Entry
- Muck
- Very Shallow
- Snorkel-Friendly
- Tide-Dependent
- Artificial Reef Modules
When to dive
- Best
- May–Oct
- Avoid
- Dec–Feb
Shore dive on slack high tide only — current is too strong outside the ~1 hour window. Warmest water and best critter density in summer. Diveable year-round; winter water sits in the low 20s C.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 5–15 m
- Water temp
- 21–30 °C
- Current
- Variable
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Open Water; tide planning is the only real skill required
Location
26.7833° N, 80.0417° W
Dive clubs that visit this site
3 operators list this site on their website
- Force-E Scuba CentersRiviera Beach / Boca Raton / Pompano, FL, USA · Dive centre[source]
- Pura Vida DiversSinger Island / Riviera Beach, FL, USA · Dive centre[source]
- Walker's Dive ChartersPalm Beach / Riviera Beach, FL, USA · Day boat[source]
Sources
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