This week
snorkel & freedive readBest window today: 8 AM–12 PM.
- Today8 AM–12 PM
- Wed8 AM–12 PM
- Thu8–11 AM
- Fri10 AM–6 PM
- Sat8 AM–12 PM
- Sun10 AM–6 PMearly
- Monno windowearly
Next 12 hours
High 84° · Low 72°6:56 PM
Clear for the next 12 hours, warming to 84°.
Now76°6 mphUV 01%
3 AM75°5 mphUV 01%
4 AM74°6 mphUV 01%
5 AM74°6 mphUV 01%
6 AM73°6 mphUV 01%
7 AM72°6 mphUV 01%
8 AM73°6 mphUV 01%
9 AM77°7 mphUV 12%
10 AM80°7 mphUV 31%
11 AM82°7 mphUV 51%
12 PM83°7 mphUV 61%
1 PM84°9 mphUV 71%
Conditions
On the water right now
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Murky
Onshore N chop
Water
86°
skins / none
Current
0.9 kt
gentle drift
Surge
3.45s
some surge
Wind
14 mph
onshore N
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
What this place is
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
- Getting in
- Shore access, walk in off the sand
- Depth
- 12 to 20 ft
- Snorkeling
- Snorkelable from the beach
- Best conditions
- Current over the structures is usually light. This is a silty nearshore site, so clarity here rarely matches an offshore reef even on a good day.
- Parking
- The state park charges $6 per vehicle and opens 8 a.m. to sunset, every day of the year. The city beach by the pier charges separately.
- Protection
- The site lies off Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park. FWC prohibits spearing within 100 yards of any public swimming beach or public fishing pier, and in any water under the jurisdiction of Environmental Protection, Recreation and Parks, which covers the park.
- On site
- restrooms, parking lot
- Watch for
- The walk to the water crosses open sand that gets hot, and dive guides suggest booties for it
Can you snorkel at Dania Beach, FL from the beach?
Yes. Dania Beach, FL is snorkelable directly from shore.
How deep is Dania Beach, FL?
Dania Beach, FL runs roughly 12 to 20 feet deep in the area people use.
When is the best time to get in at Dania Beach, FL?
Current over the structures is usually light. This is a silty nearshore site, so clarity here rarely matches an offshore reef even on a good day.
Where do you park at Dania Beach, FL?
The state park charges $6 per vehicle and opens 8 a.m. to sunset, every day of the year. The city beach by the pier charges separately.
Checked 2026-07-18. Sources: Florida State Parks, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Project Baseline Gulfstream, Force-E Scuba Centers.
Tides & Sky
The pull and the light
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Best in-water window
10:07 AM – 12:07 PM
High slack · Sun high · Least current
Slack tide means least current and the clearest water — best around the turn, in good light.
TidesWhiskey Creek, south entrance, ICWW
High
11:07 AM
2.905ft
Low
4:53 AM
0.373ft
Tide is outgoing·Next low tide 2h 48m
Moon & Sun
Waxing Crescent
8%
Moonrise 10:09 AM
Moonset 8:08 PM
Sunrise 7:19 AM
Sunset 6:56 PM
Daylight: 11h 36m · UV 7 High
7-Day Outlook
Today84/72°
Wed85/72°
Thu86/82°
Fri86/82°
Sat86/81°
Sun81/77°
Mon84/80°
Life
Who's out there right now
The reef keeps its own calendar.
High Activity17 species observed
Fish
5 speciesCheckered Puffer×3
Jaguar Guapote×2
Goldline Bullseye Snakehead×2
Mangrove snapper present year-round — peak summer through early fall
Turtles
7 speciesGreen Sea Turtle×2
Gopher Tortoise×4
Gopher Tortoise×5
Green sea turtle nesting season — nests May through October, peak June-August
Hatchling emergence season — nests laid in spring begin hatching from July onward
Birds
shorelinePresent5 speciesWood Stork · White Ibis · Osprey · Osprey · Brown Pelican
Fall migration — shorebirds and raptors move south along the coast
via iNaturalist · Updated just now
Regulations
What's biting, what's protected
Take only what the season allows.
7 of your targets open · 19 open · South Florida
HogfishtargetOpen
Size 14 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
Mangrove SnappertargetOpen
Size 10 inches minimumBag 10 per person per day
Mutton SnappertargetOpen
Size 16 inches minimumBag 5 per person per day
Yellowtail SnappertargetOpen
Size 12 inches minimumBag 10 per person per day
Red GroupertargetOpen
Size 20 inches minimumBag 3 per person per day
Gag GroupertargetOpen
Size 24 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
Spiny LobstertargetOpen
Size 3 inch carapace minimumBag 6 per person per day
Snook (Atlantic coast)Open
Size 28 inches minimumBag 1 per person
Snook (Gulf coast)Open
Size 28 inches minimumBag 1 per person
Greater Amberjack (Gulf)Open
Size 34 inches minimumBag 1 per person per day
Greater Amberjack (Atlantic)Open
Size 34 inches minimumBag 1 per person per day
Redfish (Red Drum)Open
Size 18-27 inches slot limitBag 1 per person per day
Speckled TroutOpen
Size 15 inches minimumBag 5 per person per day
King MackerelOpen
Size 24 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi)Open
Size 12 inches minimumBag 10 per person per day
PermitOpen
Size 22 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
BonefishOpen
Size —Bag 0 — no harvest allowed
TarponOpen
Size —Bag 1 per person per day with tag
CobiaOpen
Size 33 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
Florida FWC · Always confirm current rules before you fish
Live
Look beneath the surface
Windows into the water, right now.
Deerfield Beach Underwater Cam
Anglin's Pier Cam
Pompano Beach Underwater Pier Cam