Local Wrecks and Reefs

We've been diving the reefs and wrecks off Deerfield Beach, Boca Raton, Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale for over 30 years, and our dive boat, the Lady Go Diver, has been running trips here since 2015. She visits nearly 100 different dive sites. Here's a guide to the dive sites we visit, from the shallow SS Copenhagen shipwreck to deep technical wrecks, with depths and the certification you need for each.

See boat dive trips Call 954-420-0009

How we pick dive sites

Our captain chooses the dive sites for each trip based on the weather, current and visibility that day, and the dive sites planned for each trip are listed in our boat dive calendar. If there's a dive site you really want to see, call us at 954-420-0009, or book the whole boat with a private charter.

Skill levels

• Open Water (certified to 60 ft) Sand under 80 ft. Open Water divers stay above 60 ft, on the reef or on the wreck's deck and upper structure.
• Advanced Open Water Deeper than 80 ft, or too deep for Open Water divers to stay above 60 ft. You need Advanced Open Water.
• AOW + Deep recommended Goes past 100 ft. Advanced Open Water required; we recommend the PADI Deep specialty (to 130 ft).
• AOW + Deep; tec below 130 ft Upper parts within the 130 ft recreational limit with AOW + Deep; deeper parts need technical training.
• Technical only Beyond 130 ft. Technical training required.

Wrecks: Open Water dives (stay above 60 ft; sand under 80 ft)

Wrecks: Advanced Open Water

Technical wrecks (beyond 130 ft)

These wrecks are beyond the 130-foot recreational limit and are for technical divers only. Call us at 954-420-0009 about tec training and tec trips.

Reefs and ledges

More reefs we dive

Our crew has names for dozens more reef spots. These are the depths listed on our trips.

• Magic Mountain – about 30 ft
• Sunkist Reef – about 60 ft
• Touchdown Reef – about 30 ft
• Dixie Devil Reef – about 60 ft
• Razzle Dazzle Reef – about 60 ft
• Grouper Bend – about 60 ft
• Abby Two Reef – about 60 ft
• Captain Crunch Reef – about 60 ft
• Ant Beds Reef – about 60 ft
• Crab Cove Reef – about 60 ft
• Embassy Edge – about 30 ft
• Mid Reef – about 60 ft
• Beer Can Reef – about 30 ft
• Separated Rocks – about 30 ft
• Ethan's Ledge – about 30 ft
• Mercedes Reef – about 60 ft
• Sanctuary Reef – about 60 ft
• Hillsboro Double Ledges – about 30 ft
• Sally's Reef – about 60 ft
• ZooKeeper Ledge – about 60 ft
• Chalfonte Reef – about 60 ft
• Doug's Ditch Reef – about 30 ft
• Pompano Trench – about 60 ft
• Patricia's Patch Reef – about 60 ft
• Hartley's Haven – about 30 ft
• Horseshoe Reef – about 30 ft
• Lucky Ledge – about 60 ft
• Opal Towers Reef – about 30 ft
• Delray Ledges – about 60 ft
• Wolf Wall – about 60 ft
• Chiefy Corner – about 60 ft
• Flamingo Reef – about 60 ft
• Ricky's Ridge – about 30 ft
• Seagate Grouper Hole – 50 ft top – 65 ft sand
• Tyler's Trench – about 60 ft
• Lighthouse Point Reef – about 60 ft
• Lighthouse Trench – about 80 ft
• Reef Module – about 60 ft
• Abu Reef – about 60 ft
• Boca North Beach Ledge – 60 ft sand
• Boca Outfall Trench – 45–70 ft inside ledge, 90 ft outside ledge (Advanced Open Water for the deeper parts)
• C-Bass Cove – about 60 ft
• Cody's Cannon Reef – about 60 ft
• Empty Theater Reef – to 140 ft sand (deepest parts need technical training)
• Flower Gardens Reef – about 60 ft
• Grouper South – about 60 ft
• Leprechaun Ledges – about 60 ft
• Lion's Den Reef – about 60 ft
• Lion's Ledge Reef – depth to be confirmed
• Lucky Rock Reef – about 60 ft
• Panelles Reef – about 30 ft
• Pompano Drop-off – about 30 ft
• Rabbit Ears Ridge – about 60 ft
• Randy's Reef – about 60 ft
• Robinson Ridge – about 60 ft
• Rock Piles Reef – about 60 ft
• St. Patrick's Reef – about 60 ft
• Suzanne's Reef – 10–18 ft
• Tim's Corner Reef – about 80 ft
• Tim's Ledge Reef – about 60 ft
• Tim's Trench – about 60 ft
• Tire Reef – about 50 ft
• Twin Peeks Reef – about 60 ft
• Wolf Rock Reef – about 60 ft

Also in the area

We haven't run trips to these reefs recently, but they're part of our local dive sites. Ask us about them.

• Boynton Ledge – 50–55 ft top – 60–65 ft sand
• Boynton Ledge Cave – 48 ft top – 60 ft sand
• Delray Snapper Hole – 45–50 ft top – 65 ft sand
• Genesis Reef – 86 ft sand (Advanced Open Water for the deeper parts)
• Hall of Fame Moorings – 15 ft top – 30 ft sand
• Hobie Ledge – 43 ft top – 60 ft sand
• Kronen's Ledge – 46 ft top – 60 ft sand
• Lafonte Reef – 35 ft top – 45 ft sand
• Oakland Ridge Moorings – 18–28 ft
• Osborne Artificial Reef – max 65 ft
• Pompano Ledge Moorings – 15 ft top – 30 ft outside ledge
• Pompano Third Reef Ridge – depth to be confirmed
• Spotfin Reef – 50–65 ft
• The Caves / Twin Ledge Clipper – 20–30 ft
• Tongue of the Reef – 48 ft top – 63 ft bottom
• Tumbled Rocks – 48–50 ft top – 69 ft sand
• Von-Nes Reef – 45 ft top – 55–60 ft inside – 65–70 ft drop-off
• Yankee Clipper Erojack Reef – 15–20 ft

Training for every dive site

FAQ

How many dive sites do you dive?
We've been diving these reefs and wrecks for over 30 years, and our dive boat, the Lady Go Diver, has been running trips here since 2015. She visits nearly 100 different reefs and wrecks off Deerfield Beach, Boca Raton, Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale.

How do you pick the dive sites?
Our captain picks the dive sites for each trip based on the weather, current and visibility that day. The dive sites planned for each trip are listed in our boat dive calendar.

What certification do I need?
Open Water divers must stay shallower than 60 feet. Reefs and wrecks with sand under 80 feet are still Open Water dives, because Open Water divers stay above 60 feet on the top of the reef or on the wreck's deck and upper structure. Dive sites deeper than 80 feet, or where Open Water divers can't stay above 60 feet (like the Qualmann Tugs), need Advanced Open Water, and dive sites beyond 130 feet need technical training.

Can snorkelers come?
Yes, on our snorkel trips. The SS Copenhagen and Copenhagen Nursery are our most popular snorkel stops.

When can I see goliath grouper?
Goliath grouper are around year-round on some wrecks, and the big spawning aggregation is roughly August through October, especially on the M/V Castor.

Depths come from our crew's dive site notes, the depths listed on our trips and public artificial reef records. Conditions change, so always follow your captain's and divemaster's briefing. Photos on this page are DXDivers' own unless credited.