Navarre Beach, Florida Diving is an Easy Shore based Entry. Usually, What you see is what you get as the site is not very tide dependant. The important thing is the wave height and current which must be considered before attempting this dive. Life guards are on site during the Summer but caution should always be taken at any site. Pay attention to the Flags at the beach, Like Traffic lights Green=Go, Yellow=Caution, Red=Stop, Purple=Marine Creatures present this is usually but not always Jellyfish so caution should be taken. Signs at the beach provide more details!

Parking:

Parking is best at the West end of the lot near the elevated bathrooms and shower. It is then about a 100 yard walk to the water entry point near the old Pier. Parking near the shower is prefered as it gives you easy access to rinse off after the dive near your vehicle.

Entry Point:

Once at the Beach make your way toward the pier, Entry is usually best on the East Side of the Pier. Depending on conditions you may choose to enter and submerge as early as possible or surface swim to your destination. If you have your choice and conditions permit, swimming under the pier offers the most to see, but be very cautious of any surf/surge as this can push you into a piling covered with years of growth which can cause damage to the marine enviornment and to you!

The objective is to the West of the missing section of pier in about 20-25 feet of water. Here you will find 5 different sections of debris from the old pier depending on how much the sand has covered/uncovered. Notice the dark areas in the Photo, this is the area that you want to shoot for. Also, about 50 yards further to the West is the remains of the old Pier, there are about 40 Wooden pilings which extend anywhere between 2-10 feet above the sand in about 15 feet of water.

What Will I see:

On any given day it will vary of course but during the summer of 2008 there were Loggerhead Turtles there almost every day, a large number of Stingray, Large Schools of Snapper, Atlantic Spades, Sheepshead are common. As well as Grouper, Damsels, Queen Angels, Red Fish, Octopus, Lots of Blenny, puffers, and more. This has been a very exciting area and hopefully will continue to be in 2009.

Note: Currently the plan is to destroy this reef when the new bridge is constructed, but we are all holding out hope that this will not happen.