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Hollywood Beach Mermaid Artificial Reef
Sunny Isles Beach, South Florida, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyFlorida Strait
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Hollywood Beach Mermaid Artificial Reef is an artificial reef and reef dive site near Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, United States, in the Florida Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, sea fans, lionfish, barracuda, jacks. 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
Checkered PufferSphoeroides testudineus
Mole CrabEmerita talpoida
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurus
White GruntHaemulon plumierii
Great BarracudaSphyraena barracuda
Sailfin MollyPoecilia latipinna
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Nearby sites
- 1Tenneco Towers1.1 km
- 2Barracuda Reef9.4 km
- 3Haulover Ledge9.5 km
- 4Southern Broward County Reefs14 km
- 5Tenneco Towers15 km
- 6The Caves15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org