Places to dive in less than 30ft in Florida??

[Seastardiver625]

Why are you limiting your depth to 30 feet or less?

Just a bit nervous to go deeper than what I have trained for. Thinking of it as dipping my toe in the water and going a little deeper with every dive I do.

 

[Seastardiver625]

Definitely without gators. I should revise my post, looking for ocean dive sites only.

 

[Seastardiver625]

Not to be funny but coming from NJ - Blue Heron Bridge is outstanding for shore dives. Why not do a few there? Every time I have been there I have seen an octopus. I have seen sea turtles, sea horses and lots of life on the snorkel trail and under the bridge.

I would dive a few more there especially if it is close to your home...

Then branch out and go a little deeper.

I do love BHB and planning on doing several there this summer but would need a buddy to dive with. I don't have any friends that are certified so was hoping to join a trip with another dive shop or scuba club to BHB or any other ocean dive less than 30-35 feet to be paired up with a buddy.

 

[Seastardiver625]

BHB can be unpredictable on vis. When it's got good vis it's great, when it has poor vis it sucks. LBTS is a lot more predictable, plus it has a beach can so you can get a look at the surf before heading out. Both a good sites, but I personally like LBTS better.

I defintely would love to try LBTS. Anyone know of any dive shops or groups that go out to LBTS often?

 

[Wookie]

Definitely without gators. I should revise my post, looking for ocean dive sites only.

I was teasing you. Have a great day.

 

[TMHeimer]

Of course it's way far from you, but there are quite a few places on the panhandle--bays, inlets (tide dependent), as well as a couple in Alabama.

 

[bmbeaty]

I defintely would love to try LBTS. Anyone know of any dive shops or groups that go out to LBTS often?

Check out Gold Coast Scuba. They have a dive club, and they are located like 2 miles from the waves. I will warn you- the guy who runs the shop is a little... How do I put it... Odd. Not a bad guy or anything, but you'll see what I mean if you go lol. There's another shop about a block from the water, but I was not impressed with their service, and they rented me a spear gun that fired randomly without touching the trigger which backs up the poor customer service. They are also a lot more expensive for fills etc than Gold Coast.

 

[bmbeaty]

I'm planning to be in LBTS for 2 weeks in August to go diving.

 

[luscioman]

As others said the Keys reefs are shallow along with most of the reefs in Miami. I am not sure if there are any Miami reef dives below 30. Most are about 25' depending on the tide.

 

[DogDiver]

Try Disneys Epcot Divequest at the living seas.