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South Swim Beach
United States
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
South Swim Beach is a dive site, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, barracuda, sea fans, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Yellowtail SnapperOcyurus chrysurus
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
White GruntHaemulon plumierii- Cocoa DamselfishStegastes variabilis
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Nearby sites
- 1Fort Jefferson Wall0.1 km
- 2Bird Key Reef0.3 km
- 3North Swim Beach0.3 km
- 4Little Africa Reef0.7 km
- 5Windjammer Wreck0.8 km
- 6Texas Rock2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org