Sea Emperor (Aqua Zoo)
Dive site · United States
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
79Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea: flat, Visibility about 20 m, Water 28 °C
Tue 3 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 376, good
- Wed 468, good
- Thu 571, good
- Fri 671, good
- Sat 782, good
- Sun 882, good
- Mon 983, good
- Tue 1080, good
- Wed 1182, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 21 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 28 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 76, good | 0.7 m | 10 kn | 17kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 68, good | 0.5 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 71, good | 0.4 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 71, good | 0.4 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 82, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 82, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 83, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 80, good | 0.4 m | 10 kn | 17kn | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 82, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 12kn | 25°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 02:39 +0.4 mLow 08:48 −0.4 mHigh 15:09 +0.5 mLow 21:24 −0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:45 +0.5 mLow 09:54 −0.4 mHigh 16:07 +0.5 mLow 22:19 −0.4 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 04:44 +0.5 mLow 10:54 −0.4 mHigh 17:00 +0.4 mLow 23:10 −0.5 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.
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More diving near here
2 places
- Boca Artificial Reef Ledge 0.6 km away
- Deerfield Beach Artificial Reef 0.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sea Emperor (Aqua Zoo)
A wreck dive. It goes down to 21 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The sea is about 26°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 Deerfield Beach. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 4 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 21 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away.
Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr and May (about 30 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$913–US$1,660 each
about US$913–US$1,660 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 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| 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$913–US$1,660 |
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: Deerfield Beach
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about 10 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Deerfield 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 45m
About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → FLL, direct, then 50 min 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 Deerfield Beach · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Deerfield Beach · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Gold Coast Scuba 15 km
AQUI Water Sports 15 km
The Scuba Store 16 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 12 records, mostly Sep to Dec.
Massive starlet coral Siderastrea siderea
Seen in 11 records, mostly Sep to Dec.
Porous coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 9 records.
Red lionfish Pterois volitans
Seen in 6 records.
Mottled shore crab Pachygrapsus transversus
Seen in 4 records.
Black margate Anisotremus surinamensis
Seen in 3 records.
Speckled crab Arenaeus cribrarius
Seen in 3 records.
Yellow jack Caranx bartholomaei
Seen in 3 records.
Round scad Decapterus punctatus
Seen in 3 records.
Sargassum swimming crab Portunus sayi
Seen in 3 records.
Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
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; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Coral Demographic Data; NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Benthic Cover Data; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database. Credits
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