Conditions clear — no active alerts
Finding the pulse of the reef...
Next 12 hours
Clear now, partly cloudy moving in around 6 AM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind — the dive read.
Visibility
Poor
Onshore W chop · Recent / incoming rain
Water
87°
skins / none
Current
0.5 kt
gentle drift
Surge
2.6s
minimal
Wind
10 mph
onshore W
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Best in-water window
3:23 PM – 5:23 PM
Low slack · Good light · Least current
Slack tide means least current and the clearest water — best around the turn, in good light.
High
6:03 AM
1.606ft
Low
5:25 PM
-0.157ft
Waning Crescent
30%
Daylight: 13h 58m · UV 8 Very high
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
No recent observations
Royal Tern · Snowy Egret · Green Heron · Western Cattle-Egret · Laughing Gull +10 more
Regulations
Take only what the season allows.
Our detailed season & limit tables cover the South Florida Atlantic coast so far — rules differ by coast and in the Keys, so check the official source before you fish:
Florida saltwater regulationsOfficial source: FWC· opens the agency site
The reef will wait for a clearer day.
Diving: poor viz, warm 87 F water, 1-2 ft waves, 10 mph onshore wind.
Best window: 3:23 PM–5:23 PM · Low slack · Good light · Least current