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South Beach Miami Scuba Diving and Dive Site Info
With year round water temperatures ranging from
approximately 74 - 88 degrees, a swimsuit is sufficient for summer diving
while a full 3-5 mm wetsuit is perfect for the winter months. A shallow boat
or beach dive one can find creatures such as Southern and Yellow Stingrays,
Porcupine Fish, Queen Angelfish, Spotted and Green Moray Eels. Star
Coral, Brain Coral, Purple Seafans, and sponges . For those interested in
wreck diving, a short 30 minute boat ride will put you on top of one of over
50 coral and fish laden shipwrecks, at depths ranging from 35 to 130 feet.
South Beach Miami Scuba Diving Directory
Some other dive locations you may want to check
while you down here
in the Florida Keys
Key Largo
Islamorada
Marathon
Key West
Maybe a quick trip to the Bahamas
for some Scuba Diving
Miami Dive Sites
The African Queen
a 57-foot concrete boat, now rests in 45 feet of water off Key
Biscayne.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 40 ft.
Alicia
Built in 1883 at a shipyard in Scotland, the Alicia was a 345-foot
iron-hulled, three-masted steamer with a 38-foot beam. She slammed on to Ajax
Reef in 1905, where she now rests in 20 feet of water.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 15 ft.
Almirante
Almirante is a 200-foot steel freighter that was sunk off of Elliot
Key.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 110 ft.
Andro
The Andro is a luxury yacht that was converted to a patrol boat for
World War II. It was sunk as part of the Haulover Artificial Reef Site in 1985
and is an interesting wreck with a large variety of marine life and structure to
explore.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 90 ft.
Army Tank #1
One of two M60 Army Tanks placed in 48 feet of water in June of 1994
just off Miami Beach.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 48 ft.
Army Tank #2
This is one of two M60 Army Tanks placed in 48 feet of water in June
of 1994 just off Miami Beach.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 48 ft.
Atlantis Reef Project
The Atlantis Reef Project is a man-made reef off the coast of Miami,
Florida, 3.25 miles east of Key Biscayne, in the image of The Lost City of
Atlantis. The site will be the largest man-made reef ever built, covering more
than 600,000 sq ft of ocean floor
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 40 ft.
Bache Shoal
A popular shallow patch reef just east of Sands Cut and Elliott Key.
Great snorkeling location for the kids.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 10 ft.
Billy's Barge
A barge and concrete structure that has a great deal of coral and sea
life
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 50 ft.
Biscayne Freighter
A very popular wreck offshore of Key Biscayne. A vibrant community of
fish makes this a great spot for photography and night dives.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 50 ft.
Blue Fire
This 175-foot passenger freight was sunk in 1983 and is filled with
sea life. A great wreck for underwater photographers.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 100 ft.
C-One
The C-One is an intact U.S. Navy steel tug sitting in 65 feet of
water in the Sunny Isles Artificial Reef Site.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 65 ft.
Concepcion
The Concepcion is a steel freighter sunk in 68 feet of water in the
Sunny Isles Artificial Reef Site in June 1991.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 68 ft.
DEMA Trader
The DEMA Trader (formerly known as the GGD Trader) is a 165-foot-long
freighter in 80 feet of water about 3 1/2 miles east of Key Biscayne.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg Depth: 70 ft.
Deep Freeze
This 210' freighter was sunk in 135' of water in October 1976. She's
a popular site with local fishermen and deep divers.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 100 ft.
Doc DeMilly Memorial Reef
This large freighter was sunk in 1986 after the Air Force conducted a
simulated bombing of the ship.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 70 ft.
Emerald Reef
Emerald Reef is a small shallow-water patch reef one mile east of Key
Biscayne. It's considered by many to be one of the most beautiful reefs in
Miami, rivaling those found further south in the Florida Keys.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 15 ft.
Erl King
The vessel Erl King was a 305-foot three-masted, single screw, iron
auxiliary steamer with a 34-foot beam. On the December 16, 1891, The Erl King
ran aground on Long Reef during a voyage from Swansea England to New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 15 ft.
Fowey Lighthouse / Fowey Rocks
This is a great location for a repetitive dive and for snorkeling.
The shallow waters underneath the lighthouse is home to an abundance of fish
life and coral gardens.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 15 ft.
Golden Beach Boulder Reef
A shallow water artificial patch reef system created with 850 tons of
limestone boulders.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 45 ft.
Half Moon Preserve
Half Moon was a 154-foot steel sailing yacht that was once a floating
saloon during Prohibition. The ship sank during a storm in 1930 in just 10 feet
of water. It is now an Underwater Archaeological Preserve.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 10 ft.
Jose Cuervo
Snorkel or dive the Underwater Margarita Bar! This actual bar was
sunk off Miami Beach during the Cinco de Mayo Festival in 2000.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 10 ft.
Long Reef
This large reef area runs south for two miles just east of Elliott
Key.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 30 ft.
Lugano
The Lugano was a 350-foot single screw, iron-hulled British steamer
with a 40-foot beam. On the afternoon of March 9, 1913, the Lugano ran hard
aground on Long Reef while on a routine voyage from Liverpool to Havana.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 20 ft.
Mandalay
The Mandalay was a 128-foot double-masted steel schooner in the
Windjammer Cruises fleet. She ran aground on on Long Reef near Elliott Key on
New Years Eve 1966 at the end of a 10-day Bahamas cruise.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 10 ft.
Mathew Lawrence Barge
A medium-depth wreck in the Anchorage site.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 45 ft.
Miss Karline
One of the many wrecks within the Anchorage Artificial Reef Site.
Suitable for Novices yet still enjoyable for experienced divers.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 35 ft.
Narwal
An advanced dive on one of the ships sunk to form the Haulover
Artificial Reef Site.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 115 ft.
Orion
In 1981, the 118-foot Navy Tug Orion was towed and sunk on the
southwest corner of the Key Biscayne Artificial Reef site.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 75 ft.
Patch Reef 1 off Broad Creek
This is an unnamed fantastic spot on the south end of the patch reefs
just east of Broad Creek in the Biscayne National Park. This spot has two
mooring buoys, and is sometimes referred to as simply Ball Buoys Reef.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 20 ft.
Patricia
The Patricia, a steel tug sunk in 1990, is a popular wreck in the
Anchorage Artificial Reef Site.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 33 ft.
Police Barge/Koppin Memorial Reef
A steel barge was sunk in memorial to a Miami motorcycle policeman. A
popular wreck because of its shallow depth.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 35 ft.
Princess Britney
The 165-foot freighter, Princess Britney, was seized by Customs and
Border Protection and sunk by the Miami-Dade Artificial Reef Program in 2003.
She lies about 3.5 miles off the coast of Key Biscayne in 90-feet of water.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 65 ft.
Proteus
The Proteus is a 220' freighter sunk in the Key Biscayne Artificial
Reef Site on January 24, 1985. This site is one of the shallower wrecks dives in
South Florida, resting in only 72' of water with at least 30' of relief.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 60 ft.
Radio Tower Pyramids
Pyramids of radio tower sections rise 20 feet from the bottom in
about 50 feet of water in the Anchorage Artificial Reef Site. There is an
abundance of marine life.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 40 ft.
Rio Miami
Rio Miami was sunk during a 1989 episode of the TV show 20/20. It is
one of the most intact wrecks in the Key Biscayne Artificial Reef site.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 50 ft.
Shamrock
Shamrock is a troop-landing craft sunk in 1985 as part of the
Artificial Reef Program.
Skill Level: Novice
Avg. Depth: 15 ft.
Sheri-Lynn
Sheri-Lynn is a Dutch-built freighter that was sunk by DERM as part
of the Key Biscayne Artificial Reef Site.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 75 ft.
Spirit of Miami
The Spirit of Miami is a 727 jet sunk in the Key Biscayne Artificial
Reef Site by DERM (Department of Environmental Resource Management) on September
8, 1993, in 82 feet of water.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 80 ft.
Steane D'Auray
The Steane D'Auray, often referred to as the "St. Anne", is a 110
foot North Atlantic trawler, sunk in only 68 feet of water.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Avg. Depth: 40 ft.
Tacoma
This large freighter was sunk in 2002 in 120-feet of water. It
attracts large gamefish.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 110 ft.
Tortuga
The dramatic 1995 explosion and sinking of The Tortuga was filmed for
the Hollywood movie, Fair Game. This is a popular wreck that is easier to
penetrate than nearby wrecks.
Skill Level: Advanced
Avg. Depth: 95 ft.
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