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Pensacola Beach Park East Snorkeling Reefs
Dive site · United States
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
65Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: Sea: flat, Visibility under 5 m, Water 22 °C
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 328, poor
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 568, good
- Fri 669, good
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 867, good
- Mon 968, good
- Tue 1067, good
- Wed 1169, good
- Thu 1269, good
The site in five facts
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 22 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces Sswell from there reaches it
- Best in Jul7 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 28, poor | 1.0 m | 16 kn | 22kn | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 0.6 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 68, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 69, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 6kn | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | 0.1 mflat | 9 kn | 15kn | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 67, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 18kn | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 68, good | 0.1 mflat | 8 kn | 15kn | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 67, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 16kn | 23°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 69, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 13kn | 23°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 69, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 13kn | 22°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:58 +0.2 mLow 13:50 −0.0 mHigh 18:58 +0.0 mLow 21:14 +0.0 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:08 +0.1 mLow 11:28 +0.0 mHigh 18:19 +0.1 mLow 23:54 −0.0 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 08:03 +0.1 mLow 10:39 +0.1 mHigh 18:00 +0.1 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
best in Jul
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec4of 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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pensacola Beach Park East Snorkeling Reefs
An artificial reef dive. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best month is usually July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pensacola Beach. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.
- What it is Artificial reef.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away.
Water about 22°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Dec (about 7 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$845–US$1,540 each
about US$845–US$1,540 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 3 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PNS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$342 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$60 |
| 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$845–US$1,540 |
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: Pensacola Beach
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about 15 min by car · 39 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Pensacola Beach 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 3 November 2026.
Getting there: about 4h 40m
About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PNS, direct, then 35 min by road
Flights MDW → PNS on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Pensacola Beach · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Pensacola Beach · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Bay Breeze Dive Center 12 km
Scuba Shack 17 km
MBT Divers 22 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.
Clearnose skate Rostroraja eglanteriaRay
Seen in 6 records.
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatusWhale or dolphin
Seen in 6 records.
Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
Seen in 18 records.
Lagodon rhomboidesSea bream
Seen in 7 records.
Gafftopsail catfish Bagre marinus
Seen in 3 records.
Hardshell crab Callinectes sapidus
Seen in 3 records.
Blue runner Caranx crysos
Seen in 3 records.
Sand dollar Mellita quinquiesperforata
Seen in 3 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: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database; Great Eggcase Hunt - citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases; NMNH Extant Specimen Records (USNM, US). Credits
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