Snorkeling Water depth? How deep is the ave?

[vizzle]

When you snorkel, how deep is the water usually?

[arush5268d]

Snorkeling is independant of water depth...the water could be 24" deep or hundreds of feet deep.

[framerman]

When you snorkel, how deep is the water usually?

Average in Cozumel ...approx 25'........some areas close to shore are shallower

[donaldsc]

You can drown in water with an average depth of 1 foot, especially if you get in the really deep part.

 

DON

[zqvol]

When you snorkel, how deep is the water usually?

 

Depth will vary. I have snorkeled in as little as 18 inches of water and in hundreds of feet of water.

 

Novice snorkelers do best in at least 10 feet of water, using a snorkel vest. You want that much water so that you do not accidentally kick the reef (which is a living thing) and damage it. You really don't want more than about 30 - 35 feet because you start to lose visibility at the bottom.

 

Experience snorkelers will try to stay in at least 4 or 5 feet of water, because they have a better field of vision and they don't have to worry about the reef with a big kick. If necessary to go over the reef they can go into very shallow water but they use tiny kicks and no hands to get over and into deeper spaces.

 

If you are concerned about water depth, remember two things, first it is much easier to float face down with a snorkel in your mouth than you think and all of the excursions have snorkel vests available.

[kentuckyluckyguy]

Depends totally on where you are. If you are at Tabyana Beach in Roatan and swim out to the backside of the reef, which is about 100-150 yards off the beach, you'll be in about 125-150 feet of water. It's as clear to the bottom as it is in one foot of water.

 

At Freeport at Paradise Cove you'll be in anywhere from three feet to about 30 feet.

 

At Goff's Caye Belize you'll be in 25-40 feet of water.

 

At Chakanaab Park in Cozumel you're in 20-25 feet of water.

 

At Sea Grape Beach in Cayman you're in as little as 3-6 feet of water.

 

Honestly, the deeper the water, the more pristine the coral and ocean life. In water so shallow where people can stand the coral has mostly died because once it is touched it dies.

 

Far and away Tabyana Beach is the single best place I've ever snorkled. It was breathtaking and amazing.