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Emerald Reef
Key Biscayne, Florida, United States
Max depth9.1 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyFlorida Strait
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Emerald Reef is a reef dive site near Key Biscayne, Florida, United States, in the Florida Strait. It has a maximum depth of about 9 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, groupers, dolphins, sea turtles, 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
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
Nearby sites
- 1Neptune Memorial Reef1.9 km
- 2Fowey Rocks9.3 km
- 3Radio Tower Pyramids15 km
- 4Julia Tuttle Causeway Artificial Reef17 km
- 5Proteus19 km
- 6Belzona Barge19 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org