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Carysfort Reef
Carysfort Reef Light · North Key Largo, Florida Keys, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Carysfort Reef is a reef dive site near North Key Largo, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, groupers, barracuda, sea fans, eagle rays. 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
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
White GruntHaemulon plumierii
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Nearby sites
- 1City of Washington9.5 km
- 2Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo Dry Rocks)14 km
- 3Grecian Rocks16 km
- 4Christ of the Abyss17 km
- 5USS Spiegel Grove19 km
- 6Benwood Shipwreck21 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org