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Buddy's Break
Marco, Florida, United States
Max depth12.2 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay
About this site
Buddy's Break is a dive site near Marco, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Lesser Sponge CrabMoreiradromia antillensis- Say's PilumnusPilumnus sayi
- Grass CrabMacrocoeloma trispinosum
Variegated UrchinLytechinus variegatus
West Indian Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis- Whitespotted SoapfishRypticus maculatus
Nearby sites
- 1Rocky Road4.7 km
- 2Bubba5.1 km
- 3Bubbies' Bagpipes7.3 km
- 4Third Reef8.0 km
- 5Red Zone9.0 km
- 6Second Reef15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org