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Poseidon's Playground (3-Mile Reef)

Alabama, United States
12 m depthBoat entryRash guard or 2mm shorty typical

Boat dive — see Entry & access.

Poseidon's Playground (3-Mile Reef) at a glance

Poseidon's Playground (3-Mile Reef) is a boat dive site in Alabama, United States with depths of up to 12 m (39 ft). Typically most favorable Jul · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 29°C (85°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Marine model · graded 4h ago
0.5 mwaves — under a meter expected

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 29°C · seasonal avg 30°C

Dive windows this week

Best: Tue
Sun7:00–20:00
Mon7:00–20:00
Tue7:00–20:00
Wed7:00–20:00
Thu7:00–20:00
Fri7:00–20:00
Sat7:00–20:00

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

First light 5:39 · Sunrise 6:05 · Sunset 19:47

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 3.3 km from site · graded 4h ago

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

Forecast · NOAA tide model

Tide & slack timing

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.

Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

  1. Jan49%18°C1.4 m
  2. Feb56%18°C1.1 m
  3. Mar65%20°C1.2 m
  4. Apr66%22°C1.2 m
  5. May88%25°C0.9 m
  6. Jun84%28°C0.9 m
  7. Jul96%30°C0.6 m
  8. Aug94%31°C0.7 m
  9. Sep87%30°C0.8 m
  10. Oct61%27°C1.1 m
  11. Nov60%23°C1.1 m
  12. Dec61%20°C1.2 m

July hastypically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site

No recorded sightings data for this site yet. Species lists appear as GBIF records and diver reports accumulate.

Fills & rentals nearby

Facts from OpenStreetMap, corrected by the community — listed by distance only. Details change; confirm with the shop.

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Site details

Poseidon's Playground is a permitted recreational dive site about 3 miles south of Perdido Pass on the eastern edge of the R.V. Minton Artificial Reef Zone, set in roughly 40 ft of water. It features placed statues (Venus, Apollo and Poseidon) and reef structures, making it a popular shallow, easy site for novice divers and refresher dives. Boats are asked to anchor outside a designated no-anchor zone over the structures.

reef

No hazards recorded for this site yet — that never means there are none. Ask a local operator before you dive.

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