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Underwater Museum of Art
Underwater Museum of the Arts · Seaside, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Underwater Museum of Art is an artificial reef and reef dive site near Seaside, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Best for divers with some experience. 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
- 1Turtle Snorkel Reef1.3 km
- 2Grayton Beach State Park1.7 km
- 3Santa Clara Fish/Dive Reef3.8 km
- 4Blue Mountain Fish/Dive Reef4.1 km
- 5Ed Walline Fish/Dive Reef7.2 km
- 6Deer Lake Fish/Dive Reef8.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org