Barracuda
Reef · Fort Lauderdale
26° 04.575' N 80° 05.505' W
Open Water Max 35 ft Avg 25 ft Permanent Mooring Balls
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Details
Open Water
Minimum recommended certification
- Max depth
- 35 ft
- Average depth
- 25 ft
- Access
- Permanent Mooring Balls
- Sea state today
- AMPoor PMPoor
Video
🎥 Oleg Kaplun
Pictures 3
Where it is
26° 04.575' N 80° 05.505' W
Next boats to this site 0
No confirmed trips to this site are listed yet.
Operators that dive here
Best Gas
Gas prices
| Diluent tank | $35.50 |
| O2 tank | $10.00 |
atm
atm
Gas prices
| Aluminum 80 | $10 |
| Steel HP 100 | $10 |
| Steel LP 85 | $10 |
NDL at is
24 hr min surface interval
Always use a dive computer
Site description
There are 25 mooring balls in this site - these coordinates mark the center of the reef. Part of the 2nd reef line, Barracuda reef has a nice west facing ledge that get a ton of marine life. From grunts, to surgeon fish to angel fish, all kind of species swim around this shallow reef.
Funny enough, barracudas are not seen here as often as divers may think. Nurse sharks are more common in this site than barracudas.
Route & typical conditions
Route
Depending on the current, operators may put divers at the north or south end of the reef and pick divers at the end of the dive - drift dive.
Divers shall be careful about heavy boat traffic in the area - specially during weekends. This is a very popular spot for partygoers and fishermen alike.
Typical conditions
Currents are not strong and visibility tends to be good. A south current may see visibility affected - murky waters coming out of Port Everglades inlet.
Divers' uploaded pictures
No diver pictures yet.
