Diving in St.Augustine, FL?

[pinkfloyd12388]

Has any one ever done some diving off shore St.Augustine, Fl. i just want to know how the vis is and if i could get some good dive sites for st.aug.

 

[pdoege]

Hey there -

There is diving in the area. Marineland is a bit south, but I hear that they are closed now. Jacksonville is a bit north, and there is diving out of there as well.

See http://www.florida-scuba.com/jacksonv.htm for operators.

Peter

 

[pinkfloyd12388]

Thanks, i have herd a little about jacksonville diving but I have not had the chance to go out there and check it out.I am about 15 min. away from marineland.

 

[100days-a-year]

www.atlanticprodivers.com www.scubanews.com I do maybe 50 dives a year outta St. Augustine.Vis is normally 20' or so inshore and 30' to 100' offshore depending on sea conditions.Swells suspend a bit of silt and can get it snotty.Thermocline should be arriving in about 6-10 weeks and will cut down on vis and drop the bottom temps for a few weeks to a coupla months.There are about 30 artificial reefs offshore starting 4 miles out buy mostly 20 or so.

I don't know of any charters that run out of St. Augustine. Jax has several and this month's issue(free) of ScubaNews has a rundown of dive-boats Florida-wide.