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Summersville Lake - Long Point & Bubble's Cave

West Virginia, United States
Open Water suggested12 m (40 ft) depthBoat entry

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Summersville Lake - Long Point & Bubble's Cave at a glance

Summersville Lake - Long Point & Bubble's Cave is an intermediate boat dive site in West Virginia, United States with depths of up to 12.2 m (40 ft). Typically most favorable Jul–Aug · from 3 years of archive data. Divers commonly see Walleye, Bluegill, and Crayfish. Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Favorable window now· until 19:00 · sunset 18:32

Wind forecast for this hour · 11:00 · run 10 h ago
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Site hazards: Do not breathe from the stagnant air pocket in Bubble's Cave; overhead ledges; heavy boat traffic; cliff jumpers above Long Point

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Dive windows this week

Sun8:00–19:00 favorable

5 kn wind (5 kn wind)

Mon8:00–19:00 favorable

3 kn wind (3 kn wind)

Tue8:00–19:00 favorable

3 kn wind (3 kn wind)

Wed8:00–11:00 moderate, 11:00–19:00 favorable

5 kn wind (5 kn wind)

Thu8:00–19:00 favorable

3 kn wind (3 kn wind)

Fri8:00–19:00 favorable

2 kn wind (2 kn wind)

Sat8:00–19:00 favorable

4 kn wind (4 kn wind)

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

Every forecast dive window each day, site-local time, from wind forecasts. Numbers under each bar are daylight averages.

First light 7:15 · Sunrise 7:42 · Sunset 18:32 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo wind · updated 25 Oct, 01:26 GMT-4

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

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What Divers Say

Known for: Bluegill, Crayfish, Smallmouth bass
Best time: June through September; water 78-85 F at the surface

Based on community reviews and site data. Conditions vary — always verify before diving.

Best months, historically

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

  1. January, 86% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 11 knots
  2. February, 75% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  3. March, 74% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 12 knots
  4. April, 84% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  5. May, 89% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots
  6. June, 98% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 8 knots
  7. July, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 7 knots, historically most favorable
  8. August, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 7 knots, historically most favorable
  9. September, 97% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 8 knots
  10. October, 91% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots
  11. November, 88% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  12. December, 77% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 11 knots

July and August have typically 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 seen at this site

Species noted at this site — not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

Species seen here

Rough labels: “Commonly seen” usually means two or more recorded sightings near this site in public dive logs (GBIF), “Occasionally seen” one; “Seasonal” and “Rarely seen” come from dive-guide research. Not a measured rate.

Fills & rentals nearby

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

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Data updated June 2026

Site details

Summersville Lake, nicknamed 'The Little Bahamas of the East,' is widely called the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi, with summer visibility of 20-40 ft. Long Point Cliff is the lake's signature boat dive, a towering sandstone formation with walls dropping to about 40 ft, and nearby Bubble's Cave offers a cavern-like ledge with a trapped air pocket about 25 ft down. Both sites are boat-access only and stay clearer than the shoreline areas.

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Do not breathe from the stagnant air pocket in Bubble's Cave; overhead ledges; heavy boat traffic; cliff jumpers above Long Point

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