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John D Macarthur Beach State Park
Lake Park, Florida, United States
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp16–28°C
Best monthsOct–May
About this site
John D Macarthur Beach State Park is a dive site near Lake Park, Florida, United States, in the Atlantic Ocean. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, groupers, lobsters, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Seaweed BlennyParablennius marmoreus
Giant HermitPetrochirus diogenes- Dushia FlabellinaEdmundsella dushia
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1Phil Foster Park Snorkel Reef4.6 km
- 2Blue Heron Bridge5.2 km
- 3Juno Ledge5.7 km
- 4West Palm Beach Atlantic Ocean Diving5.9 km
- 5Captain Mike's8.4 km
- 6Breakers Reef11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org