About Who's Been Here Dive Log Revisions Nursery Pompano Beach, FL More Info Max Depth: 31-35ft/9-11m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Sand Aquatic Life: Might See Something Rating: 3.43 by 7 divers Fall: Over 85°F/29°C Winter: 66-70°F/19-21°C View All 7 Members joe_bird: Avg Viz: 36-40ft/11-12m. Water Temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C. 5/30/2019 Mbarbosa: Avg Viz: 21-25ft/6-8m. Water Temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C. 5/23/2015 jamusic84: Avg Viz: 26-30ft/8-9m. Water Temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C. 4/11/2015 jamusic84: Avg Viz: 26-30ft/8-9m. Water Temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C. 4/11/2015 divingbear: Avg Viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water Temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C. 4/11/2015 handyman132: Avg Viz: 26-30ft/8-9m. Water Temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C. 5/24/2014 bvarn1: Avg Viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water Temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C. 12/11/2010 VicFLA: Water Temp: Over 85°F/29°C. 10/07/2006 4/22/2015 12:13 PM LatitudeAdjustment 12/20/2012 1:08 PM LatitudeAdjustment 12/20/2012 1:07 PM LatitudeAdjustment 12/20/2012 1:01 PM LatitudeAdjustment 12/20/2012 12:55 PM LatitudeAdjustment 12/19/2012 7:29 AM LatitudeAdjustment 12/19/2012 7:27 AM LatitudeAdjustment 12/18/2012 9:53 PM VicFLA

Nursery is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Pompano Beach, FL. This dive site has an average rating of 3.43 out of 5 from 7 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 31-35ft/9-11m.

from southfloridadiving.com; We named this site the "Nursery" many years ago after the family of nurse sharks that reside here. There is good habitat here, with large under cut ledges. The sharks are used to divers and snorkelers and usually swim around under the boat. Hundreds of other fish surround the snorkelers on the surface..Occasionally we see the resident morey eel. The "Nursery" has been featured in numerous T.V. shows and magazines.

Navigation: The "Nursery" is usually an anchor dive, because most participants want to stay and interact with the nurse sharks. However take a flag and venture down the ledge and come back for more shark action. This is the best shallow dive in SE Florida!

Some say this is between 2nd and 8th streets 1/3 mile off shore

YouTube; youtube.com/watch?v=mjol5L9Bfss

Comments

joe_bird - 6/01/2019 8:23 AM I went scuba diving here on 5/30/2019. Average viz: 36-40ft/11-12m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C.

Duke106 - 3/17/2019 1:28 PM Rating Added: 4 I did this dive with The Pompano Dive Center and I’m glad I did. It was fantastic and life was all around.

Mbarbosa - 12/22/2015 12:42 AM I went scuba diving here on 5/23/2015. Average viz: 21-25ft/6-8m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C. 1st Open Water Certification dive. Easy spot to dive, and the first contact with the nurse sharks was awesome. Great colors and nice marine life. Dive was organized by the South Florida Diving Headquarters, and they did a great job on our training. The visibility was not good on that day, but the nurse sharks get close enough to you, so no problem there.

divingbear - 4/12/2015 3:35 AM I went scuba diving here on 4/11/2015. Average viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C.

handyman132 - 7/22/2014 3:47 PM I went scuba diving here on 5/24/2014. Average viz: 26-30ft/8-9m. Water temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C. Diving the nursery was wonderful, This was my second dive for my Cert. After completing my tasks, my dive group was able to swim and look at all the marine life, large conk shells a vast corals, it was very peaceful and good visibility.