Good Novice Dives - Florida

[Scott L]

West palm beach is also another good spot for beginner divers I dont know how deep you want to take him but I did a few dives down there and they were around 60ft.

Yes, the Breakers Reef is in 55' and is 2 miles long. Just south is Horseshoe and Paul's Reef in 50' of depth...

 

[Mr Carcharodon]

Key Largo is great. Stick to the shallower dives like Molassases Reef and leave the deeper dives and wrecks until your son has 30+ dives under his belt. Also morning dives are generally easier than afternoon dives due to less wind chop on the surface. Have fun.

 

[scblade27]

Blue Springs in Volusia County is a good dive especially being so close. You can also check out Devil's Den and Blue Grotto. All of those dives are springs and unique. Blue Grotto is technically a cavern dive if you decide to go past the 60ish ft mark. Devils Den is a lot of fun and fairly shallow.

For ocean diving, Blue Heron like everyone else has said is a lot of fun.

 

[djtimmy77]

There is also a lot of shore diving in the Ft. Lauderdale area that could suit beginners depth-wise, although more swimming is involved than a boat dive.