DIVING PROHIBITED: USFS says Alexander Springs is the only place in the Ocala National Forest where scuba diving is permitted. Juniper Springs Recreation Area is open (boardwalk area currently closed for renovations).
No dive score while the site is closed.
Source: fs.usda.gov, fs.usda.gov. Checked Oct 5, 2026
No diving permitted · Last confirmed Oct 5, 2026
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Operational hours vary by season. https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/florida/recreation/juniper-springs-recreation-area · 2026-10-06
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As of Wed, Oct 28, 12:07 AM EDT at Juniper Springs: water temperature about 71.4°F21.9°C (Modeled by Scuba Nearby estimate); wind 10 mph15 km/h (Modeled). No dive score while the site is closed.
Water temperature
71.4°F21.9°C
Reported by divers, not measured by sensors. Reports from the last 14 days can nudge clarity, and they stay labeled as diver-reported.
Nobody has filed a report here yet. The sensors stay in charge until a diver does.
Conditions are informational, not a dive plan. Check with the site or operator, dive within your training, and make your own go/no-go decision.
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Air temperature
70.3°F21.3°C
Wind
10 mph15 km/h
typical error ±3 mphtypical error ±4.83 km/h
Gusts
23 mph37 km/h
Gage height
UnavailableNo live sensor close enough to this site
Flow
UnavailableNo live sensor close enough to this site
Turbidity (clarity proxy)
UnavailableNo free live source yet
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No active NWS alerts for this point
Wed 12 AM
66.2°F19°C
Wind 7 mph11 km/h
1% rain
Wed 3 AM
66.2°F19°C
Wind 7 mph11 km/h
1% rain
Wed 6 AM
66.2°F19°C
Wind 8 mph13 km/h
5% rain
Wed 9 AM
73.4°F23°C
Wind 11 mph17 km/h
13% rain
Wed 12 PM
78.8°F26°C
Wind 11 mph17 km/h
30% rain
Wed 3 PM
77°F25°C
Wind 12 mph19 km/h
39% rain
Wed 6 PM
75.2°F24°C
Wind 11 mph17 km/h
24% rain
Wed 9 PM
71.6°F22°C
Wind 8 mph13 km/h
19% rain
Forecast (NWS) Forecast from NOAA National Weather Service
Each day uses the same readings as the score above, with that morning’s forecast. Forecast: National Weather Service.
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Times shown in the site's local time (Eastern Daylight Time)
Conditions are informational, not a dive plan. Check with the site or operator, dive within your training, and make your own go/no-go decision.