Finding the pulse of the reef...
Next 12 hours
Clear now, partly cloudy moving in around 3 AM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind — the dive read.
Visibility
Clear
Calm wind
Water
88°
skins / none
Current
0.6 kt
gentle drift
Surge
3.5s
minimal
Wind
5 mph
onshore SW
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Best in-water window
3:24 PM – 5:24 PM
Low slack · Good light · Least current
Slack tide means least current and the clearest water — best around the turn, in good light.
High
4:53 AM
1.717ft
Low
4:50 PM
-0.449ft
Last Quarter
32%
Daylight: 13h 59m · UV 9 Very high
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
No recent observations
Great Blue Heron · White Ibis · American Osprey · Laughing Gull · Brown Pelican +10 more
Regulations
Take only what the season allows.
We've only loaded detailed seasons & limits for South Florida so far. For Alabama, check the official source before you fish:
Alabama saltwater regulationsOfficial source: ADCNR Marine Resources· opens the agency site
Now. The water is alive and waiting.
Diving: clear viz, warm 88 F water, 1-2 ft waves, 5 mph onshore wind.
Best window: 3:24 PM–5:24 PM · Low slack · Good light · Least current