Finding the pulse of the reef...
Next 12 hours
Clear now, partly cloudy moving in around 5 AM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind — the dive read.
Visibility
Murky
Strong onshore — blown out
Water
88°
skins / none
Current
0.9 kt
gentle drift
Surge
4.25s
some surge
Wind
18 mph
onshore SE
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Best in-water window
3:58 PM – 5:58 PM
High slack · Good light · Least current
Slack tide means least current and the clearest water — best around the turn, in good light.
High
6:04 PM
2.276ft
Low
11:36 AM
-0.312ft
Last Quarter
32%
Daylight: 13h 40m · UV 9 Very high
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
Tarpon migration peak — large schools along the coast and through passes
Permit spawning aggregation — flats and wrecks from Palm Beach to Broward
Loggerhead nesting season peak — the most common nester on Broward beaches
Green sea turtle nesting season — nests May through October, peak June-August
Eastern Screech-Owl · Yellow-crowned Night Heron · Yellow-crowned Night Heron · Yellow-crowned Night Heron · Yellow-crowned Night Heron +2 more
Breeding season — least terns, black skimmers, and wading birds nest on coastal islands
Regulations
Take only what the season allows.
6 of your targets open · 16 open · 1 closed · South Florida
Florida FWC · Always confirm current rules before you fish
Live
Windows into the water, right now.

Deerfield Beach Underwater Cam

Anglin's Pier Cam

Pompano Beach Underwater Pier Cam
Not perfect, but the reef is calling.
Diving: murky viz, warm 88 F water, 2-2 ft waves, 18 mph onshore wind.
Best window: 3:58 PM–5:58 PM · High slack · Good light · Least current