Key West Diving on the Reef
Enjoy the clear waters on the reef in Key West diving spots all around the island. From Sand Key Lighthouse to the Sambos to Toppino Reef and the Cayman wreck, Key West diving offers wrecks, reef dives, and shallow water dives for beginners. Join an excursion on a Key West diving boat or rent your own boat and equipment. Learn to dive and get certified for a day, and it will be remembered as the hilight of your vacation.
There really isn’t a better way to spend a day of your vacation in Key West, than to get suited up and jump into the Silent World. Explore the reef, take pictures, and learn about a whole new underwater world. The reef is just six miles from the coast of Key West, and there are some wrecks not much further out, just beyond the reef. Explore them all! Some of the favorite wrecks around Key West are Joe’s Tug, the Cayman, both within a half hour’s boat drive from the dock. Neither wreck is more than around 85 feet deep.
The reef ranges from 2 feet at Sand Key Lighthouse to the edge of the dropoff. There are wonderful specimens of coral as shallow as 15 feet, for even snorkelers to enjoy. The water is made clearer by its proximity to the Gulf Stream, which brings great visibility wherever it goes. Your Key West diving boat will include a Captain and a Dive master, and you better believe they are constantly monitoring how close the Gulf Stream is to Key West on any given day! When the Gulf Stream is close and the wind is calm, things are lookin’ good. In fact, any day spent Key West diving is more than good, it’s great!
