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Turtle Snorkel Reef
Seaside, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryShore
Max depth5.5 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Turtle Snorkel Reef is a reef dive site near Seaside, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 6 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, jacks, sea turtles, 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
Speckled CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Mole CrabEmerita talpoida
Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Mushroom JellyfishRhopilema verrilli
PinfishLagodon rhomboides
Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus
West Indian Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
Nearby sites
- 1Grayton Beach State Park0.5 km
- 2Underwater Museum of Art1.3 km
- 3Blue Mountain Fish/Dive Reef4.1 km
- 4Santa Clara Fish/Dive Reef4.2 km
- 5Ed Walline Fish/Dive Reef7.1 km
- 6Deer Lake Fish/Dive Reef8.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org