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Blue Heron Bridge
Dive site · United States
Is it worth the trip?
74Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Sea 0.4 m, Visibility about 15 m, Water 28 °C
Tue 3 · 54 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 248, fair
- Tue 354, fair
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 569, good
- Fri 676, good
- Sat 776, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 977, good
- Tue 1075, good
- Wed 1177, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 6 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Wswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 48, fair | 1.0 m | 12 kn | 19kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 54, fair | 0.8 m | 11 kn | 20kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 0.6 m | 9 kn | 16kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 69, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 4kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 76, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 4kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 76, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | 0.4 m | 1 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 77, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 0.5 m | 8 kn | 18kn | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 77, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 24°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:24 +0.4 mLow 07:33 −0.4 mHigh 14:01 +0.5 mLow 20:20 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:34 +0.4 mLow 08:43 −0.4 mHigh 15:04 +0.5 mLow 21:19 −0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:39 +0.5 mLow 09:50 −0.4 mHigh 16:02 +0.5 mLow 22:14 −0.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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Photos of Blue Heron Bridge
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More diving near here
1 place
- Phil Foster Park Snorkel Reef 0.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Blue Heron Bridge
A reef dive. It goes down to 6 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 km away. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Palm Beach Shores. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 6 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 km away.
Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr (about 25 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,000–US$1,800 each
about US$1,000–US$1,800 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to FLL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$201–US$409 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$1,000–US$1,800 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Palm Beach Shores
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about 5 min by car · 36 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Palm Beach Shores its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 6h 35m
About 6h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → FLL, direct, then 1h 40m by road
Flights MDW → FLL on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Palm Beach Shores · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Palm Beach Shores · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Ocean Quest Scuba 0.8 km
The Scuba Club 4.3 km
Divers Direct 6.6 km
Scuba Works 18 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 20 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Lesser Starlet Coral Siderastrea radians
Seen in 13 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 12 records, mostly Aug to Oct.
Blushing Star Coral Stephanocoenia intersepta
Seen in 11 records, mostly Sep to Oct.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 4 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Benthic Cover Data; Jupiter Inlet Green Turtle Telemetry Study; aa16d305-d413-4c4a-90be-b1ec3298d58d; b74b429a-4052-4f5b-bff3-fe0b5a2e8669. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.