Looking for good freedive off Boca or Jupiter Florida

[Kenter23]

In florida for next week and left my gear at home all I have is a snorkel and mask. Anyone know of any shore accessible sites in either Boca Raton of Jupiter Island. I'm a strong swimmer and can hold my breath for a while. Thanks

 

[Lostdiver71]

Check out this book for some great dive sites.

Reef Smart Guides Palm Beach, Florida: Scuba Dive. Snorkel. Surf. (Some of the Best Diving Spots in Florida) (English Edition)

 

[jadairiii]

Blue Heron Bridge at high tide. And lots of areas just off the beach, but the wind has been blowing 20 kts all week and looks like will continue into the weekend, so vis may be poor. Blue Heron may be your best option to get wet

 

[scubadada]

Blue Heron Bridge at low tide. And lots of areas just off the beach, but the wind has been blowing 20 kts all week and looks like will continue into the weekend, so vis may be poor. Blue Heron may be your best option to get wet

Around high tide

 

[jadairiii]

Around high tide

Thanks, I meant to type high tide!

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Red Reef Park in Boca Raton, Ocean Reef Park on Singer Island, and Coral Cove Park on Jupiter Island are fun, very manageable free dive sites.

Also Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach. If you are just doing the snorkel trail, high tide doesn't matter nearly as much as if you are going under either east or west bridge span.

+1 on the Palm Beach County Reef Smart guide. It is an excellent source and can be downloaded on Kindle.

If you go to Red Reef Park in Boca Raton, be sure and visit Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. They have 4 awesome aquariums spotlighting the 4 key underwater ecosystems in South FL (mangroves/intracoastal, near shore reef, deep reef, artificial reef). I used to be an aquarium guide there. It was a blast!