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Weeki Wachee Spring

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PUBLIC SCUBA PROHIBITEDShore entry

Weeki Wachee Spring at a glance

Weeki Wachee Spring is a shore dive site in Florida, United States. Typically most favorable Nov · from 3 years of archive data. Divers commonly see Striped mullet, American alligator, and West Indian manatee. Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Next window today· 8:00–9:00 · moderate

Wind forecast for this hour · 7:00 · run 18 h ago
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Site hazards: PUBLIC SCUBA PROHIBITED

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Dive windows this week

Mon8:00–9:00 moderate, 14:00–15:00 moderate

14 kn wind (14 kn wind)

Tue8:00–9:00 moderate, 12:00–18:00 moderate

14 kn wind (14 kn wind)

Wed8:00–19:00 moderate

14 kn wind (14 kn wind)

Thu8:00–14:00 moderate, 14:00–18:00 favorable, 18:00–19:00 moderate

13 kn wind (13 kn wind)

Fri8:00–12:00 moderate, 12:00–19:00 favorable

11 kn wind (11 kn wind)

Sat8:00–11:00 moderate, 11:00–17:00 favorable, 17:00–19:00 moderate

11 kn wind (11 kn wind)

SunNot in the forecast yet

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 7:14 · Sunrise 7:38 · Sunset 18:50 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo wind · updated 25 Oct, 13:26 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: Striped mullet, Cooter turtle, Largemouth bass

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, 91% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots
  2. February, 89% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots
  3. March, 84% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  4. April, 89% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  5. May, 96% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots
  6. June, 91% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots
  7. July, 96% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 7 knots
  8. August, 96% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 8 knots
  9. September, 93% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 8 knots
  10. October, 90% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 10 knots
  11. November, 98% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 8 knots, historically most favorable
  12. December, 91% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 9 knots

November has 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

No dive shops mapped within 25 km (16 mi). Know one? Add it to the map.

Data updated July 2026

Site details

Weeki Wachee Spring is a first-magnitude spring famous for its 1947-era underwater mermaid theater, now operated as a Florida state park with the Buccaneer Bay swim area and river cruises. It sits atop the deepest known underwater cave system in the United States, explored past 400 ft by Karst Underwater Research divers under special permit. Public scuba diving is not allowed; swimming is limited to the adjacent Buccaneer Bay area.

caveshore

PUBLIC SCUBA PROHIBITED — mermaid show venue; extremely deep cave system (explored beyond 400 ft by permitted research divers only) with very strong first-magnitude flow.

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