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Park West and Captain Bob Quarles Reefs
Gulf Breeze, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryShore
Max depth4.5 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Park West and Captain Bob Quarles Reefs is a reef dive site near Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 4 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, dolphins, barracuda, stingrays, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
PinfishLagodon rhomboides
West Indian Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
PigfishOrthopristis chrysoptera
Striped BurrfishChilomycterus schoepfii
Gulf ToadfishOpsanus beta
Spotted SeatroutCynoscion nebulosus- Florida BlennyChasmodes saburrae
Nearby sites
- 1Casino Beach Snorkel Reef4.1 km
- 2Three Coal Barges4.6 km
- 3Lane Gilchrest Reef6.2 km
- 4Joe Patti Memorial Reef6.3 km
- 5Liberty Ship Joseph L. Meek6.4 km
- 6Tex Edwards Barge6.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org