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I've only dived the Palm Beach County ops during that time of year, but the diving is great as long as you can get out. Sometimes it's too rough in the inlets for dive boats to get through.Anyone have any recommendations on where to dive in Florida around late Jan-early Feb? Are the keys still good to dive? How’s the bleaching? Does Jupiter have anything? Any and all recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!
IIRC from other's reports, that's in the time frame for the lemon shark aggregation. If you'd like to dive and see fairly large, traditional 'scary looking' but low risk (long as you behave wisely and do nothing reckless) sharks without having them baited in and fed, this might be your chance.Does Jupiter have anything?
I went to Cozumel last winter and wanted to change it up. Cozumel was fun but it’s such a pain in the butt to get to.Your profile notes that you are from Minnesota.
Cozumel is a much better option than anything in Florida, and the total cost will be less than going to Florida. What are the advantages of Cozumel over Florida?
-The people are considerably nicer
-The scenery is much nicer
-The diving is better and cheaper
-Lodging is cheaper
-The food is better and cheaper
-The weather is better and much warmer
-The water is warmer
It's not too late to change your itinerary.
Jan-Feb is prime time of the year for Cozumel.
80 degree water
200+ foot visibility
If you insist on Florida..... I used to dive all over Florida. Cave diving in the north, WPM and the Keys in the south.
January in the Keys can be cold, rainy, and windy. Occasionally I dove in my drysuit, and everyone laughed at me until they came up from the first dive shivering and they skipped the second dive. Bring a boat coat or something else very warm for the surface interval. The water in the Keys is always rough at that time of year, I always got seasick in the Keys, never anywhere else. And I was in the Navy for 10 years, went all the way around the world on a surface combatant.