Next 12 hours
High 90° · Low 81°8:18 PM
Clear for the next 12 hours, warming to 90°.
Now83°14 mphUV 0
3 AM83°13 mphUV 01%
4 AM82°12 mphUV 01%
5 AM82°11 mphUV 01%
6 AM81°9 mphUV 01%
7 AM81°9 mphUV 01%
8 AM84°8 mphUV 11%
9 AM86°9 mphUV 21%
10 AM87°9 mphUV 42%
11 AM88°7 mphUV 62%
12 PM89°9 mphUV 82%
1 PM90°9 mphUV 93%
Conditions
On the water right now
Visibility, water, current, and wind — the dive read.
Visibility
Murky
Onshore SE chop
Water
87°
skins / none
Current
2.1 kt
strong — drift dive
Surge
4.05s
minimal
Wind
14 mph
onshore SE
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
Tides & Sky
The pull and the light
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Best in-water window
4:12 PM – 6:12 PM
High slack · Good light · Least current
Slack tide means least current and the clearest water — best around the turn, in good light.
TidesPalm Beach, Highway 704 bridge
High
6:18 PM
2.608ft
Low
11:45 AM
-0.292ft
Tide is incoming·Next high tide 1h 52m
Moon & Sun
Last Quarter
32%
Moonrise 1:47 AM
Moonset 3:44 PM
Sunrise 6:34 AM
Sunset 8:18 PM
Daylight: 13h 43m · UV 9 Very high
7-Day Outlook
Today90/81°
Fri90/81°
Sat90/73°
Sun90/79°
Mon90/83°
Tue89/83°
Wed89/83°
Life
Who's out there right now
The reef keeps its own calendar.
High Activity32 species observed
Fish
10 speciesAtlantic Sergeant Major×3
Hardhead Catfish×2
Splitlure Frogfish×5
Tarpon migration peak — large schools along the coast and through passes
Permit spawning aggregation — flats and wrecks from Palm Beach to Broward
Turtles
9 speciesGopher Tortoise×2
Gopher Tortoise×3
Gopher Tortoise×5
Loggerhead nesting season peak — the most common nester on Broward beaches
Green sea turtle nesting season — nests May through October, peak June-August
Birds
shorelinePresent13 speciesAnhinga · Anhinga · Little Blue Heron · Anhinga · Double-crested Cormorant +8 more
Breeding season — least terns, black skimmers, and wading birds nest on coastal islands
via iNaturalist · Updated just now
Regulations
What's biting, what's protected
Take only what the season allows.
6 of your targets open · 16 open · 1 closed · 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 LobstertargetClosed
Size 3 inch carapace minimumBag 6 per person per day
SnookOpen
Size 28 inches minimumBag 1 per person
Greater AmberjackOpen
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