Palm BeachPalm Beach County, FL

Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.

Getting in

Shore or boat access, walk in off the sand

Best conditions

The diving is Breakers Reef, a boat drift dive in 50 to 65 feet run by charters out of Riviera Beach; spring and summer bring the most sea turtles onto the reef.

Getting through the gate

Open sunrise to sundown, with town lifeguards on duty 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Parking

Metered parking on South Ocean Boulevard at the beach, paid through the ParkMobile app, active 9 a.m. to midnight.

Protection

Breakers Reef and the rest of this coast fall under Florida's Coral Reef Protection Act of 2009, which lets the state act against vessel damage to the reef, including groundings and anchoring.

On site

lifeguard on duty

Watch for

Boat traffic over the reef; Florida law requires divers to display a divers-down flag or buoy, Breakers Reef is a drift dive over ledges and undercuts, so current awareness and buoyancy control matter more than on a fixed-line dive

Checked 2026-08-23. Sources: Town of Palm Beach: frequently asked questions (beach hours, lifeguards), Town of Palm Beach: parking, Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Coral Reef Protection Act, Florida Statutes 327.331: divers-down warning devices, Force-E Scuba Centers (dive operator): Breakers Reef, Stuart Scuba (dive operator): Breakers Reef.