Hollywood Beach Mermaid Artificial Reef
Dive site · United States
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
73Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea 0.4 m, Visibility about 15 m, Water 27 °C
Mon 2 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 166, good
- Mon 258, fair
- Tue 365, good
- Wed 468, good
- Thu 570, good
- Fri 677, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 877, good
- Mon 979, good
- Tue 1074, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 12 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 66, good | 1.2 m | 17 kn | 23kn | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 58, fair | 1.0 m | 13 kn | 18kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 0.9 m | 12 kn | 17kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 68, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 70, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 77, good | 0.6 m | 3 kn | 6kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 10kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 77, good | 0.4 m | 6 kn | 13kn | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 79, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 8kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 74, good | 0.8 m | 12 kn | 22kn | 20°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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:23 +0.4 mLow 06:39 −0.4 mHigh 13:11 +0.5 mLow 19:26 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:35 +0.4 mLow 07:47 −0.4 mHigh 14:16 +0.4 mLow 20:30 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:47 +0.4 mLow 08:55 −0.3 mHigh 15:18 +0.4 mLow 21:31 −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
- Feb6of 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 Mon 2 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 and its town
Hollywood Beach Mermaid Artificial Reef on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Hollywood Beach Mermaid Artificial Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 12 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.1 km away. The sea is about 25°C in January, 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 Hollywood. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 12 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.1 km away.
Water about 27°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 Mar, Apr, May, Jul and Dec (about 20 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$871–US$1,590 each
about US$871–US$1,590 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 30 October 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$871–US$1,590 |
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: Hollywood
11 min by car · 51 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Hollywood 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 25m
About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → FLL, direct, then 30 min by road
Flights MDW → FLL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Hollywood · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Hollywood · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Coral Diving Club 9.1 km
Squalo Divers 12 km
AQUI Water Sports 22 km
The Scuba Store 22 km
Gold Coast Scuba 23 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
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 13 records, mostly Aug to Dec.
Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 13 records, mostly Jul to Oct.
Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 13 records, mostly Jul to Dec.
Blushing Star Coral Stephanocoenia intersepta
Seen in 13 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Maze Coral Meandrina meandrites
Seen in 7 records.
Smooth Star Coral Solenastrea bournoni
Seen in 3 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Benthic Cover Data. Credits
This week: visibility about 25 m, clearer than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.