Scuba Diving in Tampa Bay
Live conditions, water-clarity forecast, and thermocline data for scuba diving in Tampa Bay, FL. Open the app for a live verdict, tappable factor breakdown, and a 10-day forecast — free, no signup needed.
About Tampa Bay
Massive estuary with tarpon runs in May–July, redfish and snook year-round in the grass flats, and offshore depth for grouper within 30 miles.
Notable species
Tampa Bay is known for:
Typical water visibility
Summer visibility in Tampa Bay typically ranges from 5–25 feet, depending on recent rain, river discharge, and swell mixing. Winter and post-storm windows can drop this significantly. Submarius's water-clarity forecast blends satellite turbidity (NOAA CoastWatch Kd490), river-plume detection, wave-mixing models, and community post-dive reports to predict how far you'll actually see on a given day — not just the summer average.
How the clarity forecast works →What Submarius shows for Tampa Bay
- Verdict score (0–10). Aggregates wind, swell, tide, moon, and water clarity into one decisive number.
- Best window. The 2–3 hour stretch each day when conditions peak.
- 10-day forecast. Auto-scaled line graph showing which day this week is trending good.
- Water clarity forecast. Secchi-depth estimate with uncertainty bounds and the next best viz window.
- Free, anonymous. Check conditions with location on — no signup until you want to save spots or post reports.
Safety in the water
Submarius ships OCEARCH tagged-shark alerts, community shark sightings, SOS, and buddy GPS sharing — permanently free, regardless of subscription tier. For Tampa Bay specifically, the app shows any recent tagged sharks within range and lets you enable push notifications for sightings on your active tiles.
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