Scuba Dive Panama City Beach is able to take you to some of the most famous shipwrecks in the area, such as Black Bart. You can also go beachside snorkeling at St. Andrews State Park. High tide allows you to see the ocean animals up close at the park's amazing rocky jetties.
The snow-white sugar sand of St Andrew’s Park and Shell Island are picture-perfectly beautiful. Dolphin cruises abound, and there are even attractions like Pier Park, Shipwreck Island, and Ripley’s Believe it or Not for land lovers. At night, you’ll find some of the best fresh seafood around (the she-crab soup at Firefly is legit the best we have EVER had!!) and golden sunsets over the turquoise blue water.
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You can expect visibility between 30'-50' with water temperatures ranging from the 60s in winter and 80s in summer. You should bring gloves for the sharp edges on the wrecks, a dive knife in case you run into some fishing line, and a safety sausage since you’re on a boat trip.
The wave duration is more important than its absolute size in the waters around Panama City Beach. While long interval waves can create rollers, short interval waves cause the boat to rock up and down. Divers are difficult to spot because of this.
Grey Ghost is a long offshore dive that takes 6-8 hours. Although she is only a 105-foot vessel, the amazing diversity of aquatic life makes this dive extraordinary. The natural reef she came to rest on was enhanced with fiberglass boats and scrap metal, making it an ideal spot for fish habitat.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.