Melbourne/Cocoa Beach diving ?????

[tah532]

I am going to do the Disney deal with the family in the near future and would like to know if its worth diving anywhere in the Cocoa Beach/Melbourne area?

 

[vareefer4life]

I have family in Cocoa, I know that there are a few shipwreck off the beach that I have heard of. I would imagine that any one of the local dive centers there would know about them.

 

[rabidcrab]

i live here. unless you enjoy brown dirty water, our beaches arent amazing. Find out were sebastian inlet is (a lil south) and about 20-50 miles south on A1A will get you into good reefs.!

 

[beaker99]

Do yourself and drive about one of two hours south to the bath tub reef in stuart, or the jupiter lighthouse inlet. If conditions are right diving and snorkeling can be excellent there.
At this time of year off melbourne the water will be mucky due to rough sea.
Good diving

 

[rabidcrab]

nah beaker water is ALWAYS nasty off melbourne lol. trust me ive tried.

 

[Von_Rahvin]

drive the extra hour and get down to Ft. Pierce or 1.5 hrs and down to jupiter. MUCH better diving.
Seb isn't for the faint of heart.

 

[beaker99]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9176198#post9176198 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rabidcrab
nah beaker water is ALWAYS nasty off melbourne lol. trust me ive tried.

You are right the water visibility off melbourne are all too often pretty bad. However, last weekend, 2/10, I was down at the inlet fishing and the water vis was outstanding. It doesn't happen very often, but when conditions are right it can be outstanding.

 

[rabidcrab]

yeah ive been through the inlet when you can see nicely. U can actually dive in the inlet, off the bridge and find eels up the butt.. all kinds of cool stuff.
breaker your a science teacher? where do you teach?