Blue Heron Bridge West Span | Scuba Diving

Blue Heron Bridge West Span | Scuba Diving

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Directions to the Blue Heron Bridge:
From I-95, take Blue Heron Blvd. (exit 76) east and drive over the Blue Heron Bridge. Turn left into Phil Foster Park. Park close to the beach.

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Blue Heron Bridge Overview:
The Blue Heron Bridge is the premier beach dive site in the country! And the best part about it, it’s in our backyard! It’s so popular that there’s even a Blue Heron Bridge Dive Club Facebook Page that we recommend all divers to join.

The Blue Heron Bridge is a FREE beach dive and is accessible from Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach, Florida.
EVEN THE PARKING IS FREE AT THE BLUE HERON BRIDGE!

Diving the Blue Heron Bridge is permitted 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset.

With the Blue Heron Bridge being a tide-dependent dive, enter the water no earlier than one hour before high tide, and be out no later than one hour after high tide. Doing a dive which is a half hour before and after high tide is recommended for people not familiar with diving here. View our Blue Heron Bridge Tide Chart to find out when to dive.

Blue Heron Bridge Tube-Dwelling Anemone The bridge is home to countless creatures, small and large, so take your time, don’t rush! Be on the constant lookout, especially for those smaller creatures which may be hiding. On busy days, well over 100 divers will scuba and snorkel the Blue Heron Bridge. Be observant of your surroundings so you don’t get tangled up with someone else’s flag or the bridge itself.

When navigating around the Blue Heron Bridge, remember not to scuba dive in the swim area. Scuba in this area is not permitted. But don’t worry, the lifeguards are cool with divers surface swimming.

Like most dive sites in South Florida, a dive flag is a must at the Blue Heron Bridge. You run the risk of getting a ticket if you enter the water without a flag. TRUE STORY.

Blue Heron Bridge West Span:Blue Heron Bridge Banded Jawfish
The first rule of the West Span is to NEVER enter the boat channel! To dive the West Span of the Blue Heron Bridge, enter the water on the right side of the beach. This side of the bridge is where many divers see seahorses! If you stay close to the bridge footings, you will see where the boat channel begins. Fortunately for us divers, it’s pretty easy to recognize, as the last set of bridge footings looks much different than the rest and there’s a wall in the middle. Once you reach the wall, do not explore any further west. The other side of the wall is the boat channel.

With the West Span of the Blue Heron Bridge having many smaller organisms, take your time. You can explore the pilings by zig-zagging back and forth. Make sure to scope out the growth below and between the pilings as well as the bottles/cans/trash that cover the West Span. From our experience, there are always fire worms and scorpion fish here. Both will cause a ton of pain! The max depth here is about 20ft.

Sound By: Carlos Saura - Siempre Adelante

Blue Heron Bridge West Span | Scuba Diving