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Fort Pickens Jetty
Fort Pickens Jetties · Warrington, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryShore — Fort Pickens Jetties
Max depth13 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp15–28°C
Best monthsSep–May
About this site
Fort Pickens Jetty is a reef dive site near Warrington, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 13 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, dolphins, jacks, reef sharks, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Bay NettleChrysaora chesapeakei- Mole CrabEmerita talpoida
- PinfishLagodon rhomboides
Mushroom JellyfishRhopilema verrilli- Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus
Brown ShrimpPenaeus (Farfantepenaeus) aztecus- Striped BurrfishChilomycterus schoepfii
Nearby sites
- 1Catherine1.7 km
- 2USS Massachusetts (BB-2)4.3 km
- 3Lane Gilchrest Reef7.6 km
- 4Joe Patti Memorial Reef7.7 km
- 5Three Coal Barges9.6 km
- 6Park West and Captain Bob Quarles Reefs11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org