South Florida Beach Dives

[DebbyDiver]

Hi there Debby! I'm curious as to how you find your spots. Do you start off from a known good dive site and expand out from there? Do you have a general idea of where a good reef might be? Or if you are in shallow enough water and while in your kayak you can spot a new reef line that you would like to explore?

I've been beach diving in Broward for decades and I know that from ANY of our beaches, if you swim east you will eventually hit a reef. Over the years I've learned where the best spots are...these are generally designated more by ease of parking than anything else!!!

My marked spots? Easy, when I find a good spot I hit "mark" on my GPS.

When I want to return to a marked spot, I use the GPS to navigate to it.

I love Top Spot maps but I mostly used them back when I owned a boat.

::have been nostalgic for my beautiful Grady-White Sailfish lately::

 

[djtimmy77]

I was looking for info on the Juno Beach barge, and found it, but there is also other useful info on here so I thought I'd share:

http://www.pbcgov.org/erm/downloads/pdf/brochures/artificialreefbrochure09.pdf

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Hey everybody,
I'm based out of Jupiter, Fl. I have heard so much about the Ft. Lauderdale shore diving, amongst other places. I have done 20 or so boat dives, a couple handfuls of spring dives, and more times at the BHB than I can count. Can anyone give me some pointers on good locations for shore dives? Since I am based out of Jupiter, I would prefer not to go further south than Ft. Lauderdale. I'm just looking for nice spots to grab my gear and drop in.
Any input is appreciated.
Thanks Guys!
I originally posted this in the vacation forum, but this is obviously a better spot. Thanks everyone.

Are you game to travel a few more miles south? We are having a beach dive on June 16th at Hollywood Beach.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/tr...83232-meet-n-greet-dive-picnic-5-16-09-a.html
More the merrier!

 

[pollywogg]

Are you game to travel a few more miles south? We are having a beach dive on June 16th at Hollywood Beach.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/tr...83232-meet-n-greet-dive-picnic-5-16-09-a.html
More the merrier!

That sounds great! I'm a tad confused, it's May 16, right, not June?
My girlfriend and I are planning on heading down. Will confirm this week. What should we bring?

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

oops.. you're right. May 16. Next Saturday.
We usually hang out after the dive and picnic. There are NO grills, so bring something to share that won't need grilling. I think the menu is pretty open right now..