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Commander
Panama City Beach, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp17–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Commander is a wreck dive site near Panama City Beach, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, lionfish, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 17 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis- Kemp's RidleyLepidochelys kempii
- Whitebone PorgyCalamus leucosteus
- Blue AngelfishHolacanthus bermudensis
- Spotfin ButterflyfishChaetodon ocellatus
- Polka-dot BatfishOgcocephalus cubifrons
Nearby sites
- 1Hathaway Bridge Spans #7, 8, 9 and 103.6 km
- 2SS Tarpon4.6 km
- 3Stage 16.3 km
- 4NRDA Grant Reefs7.6 km
- 5USS Accokeek12 km
- 6Black Bart12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org