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Pompano Beach is the 'Wreck Capital' of Florida

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By Scuba Diving Partner | Published On April 22, 2015
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Pompano Beach is the 'Wreck Capital' of Florida

Welcome to Pompano Beach

Located just north of Fort Lauderdale, in the heart of Florida’s Gold Coast, the City of Pompano Beach is home to some of the warmest and clearest waters, welcoming sandy beaches and calming breezes. It’s the perfect place for a beach vacation, with lots of fun and adventure. Enjoy exciting water sports from deep sea fishing to SCUBA diving.

Diving: "The Wreck Capital" of Florida

Pompano Beach has the most magnificent Scuba diving and snorkeling natural coral reefs that you can swim to from shore, which you can only do in South Florida. For the serious diving enthusiasts, Pompano Beach is the "Wreck Capital" of Florida. The majority of the wreck dives on the Gold Coast are located just outside the Hillsboro Inlet. With the warm gulfstream current flowing parallel to the shoreline, the linear reef tract creates perfect conditions for drift diving also known as "Valet Diving". There are several ship wrecks and miles of colorful reefs to explore. The following represents a wide variety of dive centers and dive sites you can choose from.

Dive Sites

Dive Locations 1. Pompano Trench (M-4) 2. Lost Ledge (M-5) 3. Suzzane’s Ledge (K-6) 4. Pompano 3rd Reef Ridge (M-6) 5. Steve’s Twin Ledges (L-7) 6. Shark Reef (L-8) 7. Touchdown Reef (L-8) 8. Pompano Drop Off (K-8) 9. Grouper Bend (M-8) 10. Nursery (K-9)Wreck Locations 1. Sucre (M-5) 2. Miller Lite (L-5) 3. Mariner II Tug (L-6) 4. Union Express (L-6) 5. Mary St. Philip (M-6) 6. Rodeo 25 (M-7) 7. Quallman Tugs etal. (L-7) 8. RSB-1 (L-7) 9. RBJ (M-7) 10. Chris Corey (M-7) 11. Renegade (M-8) 12. Lowrance (M-9) 13. Captain Dan (L-9) 14. Guy Harvey (M-9) 15. SS Copenhagen (K-10) 16. Caicos Express (M-10)

Dive Centers

Force-E Pompano Beach 954.943.3489 force-e.com
Miss Conduct Dive Charter: 954.815.9424 missconductcharters.com
Parrot Island Scuba Adventures: 954.942.7333 parrotislandscuba.com
Pompano Dive Center: 954.788.0208 pompanodivecenter.com
Scuba Dive It: 954.307.3459 scubadiveit.com
South Florida Diving Headquarters: 954.783.2299 southfloridadiving.com
Scuba Network Pompano: 954.785.0399 scubanetwork.com
Scubatyme Charters 954.786.0909 scubatyme.com
US1 Scuba Divers-Baldwins: 954.949.6055 baldwinsus1scuba.com

For More Information Visit
pompanobeachfl.gov

Welcome to Pompano Beach

Located just north of Fort Lauderdale, in the heart of Florida’s Gold Coast, the City of Pompano Beach is home to some of the warmest and clearest waters, welcoming sandy beaches and calming breezes. It’s the perfect place for a beach vacation, with lots of fun and adventure. Enjoy exciting water sports from deep sea fishing to SCUBA diving.

Diving: "The Wreck Capital" of Florida

Pompano Beach has the most magnificent Scuba diving and snorkeling natural coral reefs that you can swim to from shore, which you can only do in South Florida. For the serious diving enthusiasts, Pompano Beach is the "Wreck Capital" of Florida. The majority of the wreck dives on the Gold Coast are located just outside the Hillsboro Inlet. With the warm gulfstream current flowing parallel to the shoreline, the linear reef tract creates perfect conditions for drift diving also known as "Valet Diving". There are several ship wrecks and miles of colorful reefs to explore. The following represents a wide variety of dive centers and dive sites you can choose from.

Dive Sites

Dive Locations 1. Pompano Trench (M-4) 2. Lost Ledge (M-5) 3. Suzzane’s Ledge (K-6) 4. Pompano 3rd Reef Ridge (M-6) 5. Steve’s Twin Ledges (L-7) 6. Shark Reef (L-8) 7. Touchdown Reef (L-8) 8. Pompano Drop Off (K-8) 9. Grouper Bend (M-8) 10. Nursery (K-9)Wreck Locations 1. Sucre (M-5) 2. Miller Lite (L-5) 3. Mariner II Tug (L-6) 4. Union Express (L-6) 5. Mary St. Philip (M-6) 6. Rodeo 25 (M-7) 7. Quallman Tugs etal. (L-7) 8. RSB-1 (L-7) 9. RBJ (M-7) 10. Chris Corey (M-7) 11. Renegade (M-8) 12. Lowrance (M-9) 13. Captain Dan (L-9) 14. Guy Harvey (M-9) 15. SS Copenhagen (K-10) 16. Caicos Express (M-10)

Dive Centers

Force-E Pompano Beach 954.943.3489 force-e.com
Miss Conduct Dive Charter: 954.815.9424 missconductcharters.com
Parrot Island Scuba Adventures: 954.942.7333 parrotislandscuba.com
Pompano Dive Center: 954.788.0208 pompanodivecenter.com
Scuba Dive It: 954.307.3459 scubadiveit.com
South Florida Diving Headquarters: 954.783.2299 southfloridadiving.com
Scuba Network Pompano: 954.785.0399 scubanetwork.com
Scubatyme Charters 954.786.0909 scubatyme.com
US1 Scuba Divers-Baldwins: 954.949.6055 baldwinsus1scuba.com

For More Information Visit
pompanobeachfl.gov