Drift
down to 18 m
Breakers Reef
Miles of continuous coral ledges, undercuts and patch reefs at 13–18 m off the Breakers Hotel, drift-dived past turtles, rays and eels.
- Advanced
- Tiger sharks
Advanced≤30 m
Mizpah Corridor
Dive site in Southeast Florida (Palm Beach to Miami), United States
A 1700 ft drift along three wrecks, led by the 185 ft former yacht Mizpah at about 26 m, whose decks goliath grouper congregate in.
- Max depth
- 26 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Sep
The story
The Mizpah was built in 1926 as a pleasure yacht and served the US Navy in World War II as a convoy escort. She was scuttled off Palm Beach on 9 April 1968, along with USS PC-1174, to serve as an artificial reef.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wreck and drift dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: puravidadivers.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Drift, Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Goliath groupers
Season in Southeast Florida (Palm Beach to Miami)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Sep.
Source: dan.orgWhere is Southeast Florida (Palm Beach to Miami)?
The point shows the Southeast Florida (Palm Beach to Miami) area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Southeast Florida (Palm Beach to Miami)
Drift
down to 27 m
Hammerhead Reef
Over two miles of reef from Dania Pier toward Port Everglades, rising up to 24 ft off the sand, drift-dived past turtles and southern stingrays.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Drift
down to 28 m
Juno Ledge
A 6 m-high deep ledge from 21 to 28 m, drift-dived past schooling gamefish, goliath grouper, moray eels and soft corals.
- Advanced
- Goliath groupers
Artificial reef
down to 15 m
Neptune Memorial Reef
An underwater memorial reef inspired by the Lost City of Atlantis, in about 15 m of water 3.25 miles east of Key Biscayne.
- Open Water
Reef
down to 8 m
Pompano Ledge
A shallow 5–8 m ledge on the Pompano Drop-off with 34 moorings, rated great for beginners; look for sailfin blennies and yellowhead jawfish.
- Open Water
Reef
down to 7 m
Cable Crossing
Short, shallow coral reef off the Breakers Hotel used for introductory dives, with chances of manta rays, sea turtles, nurse sharks and guitarfish.
- Open Water
- Manta rays
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.