New Jersey Artificial Reefs (9/19)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Horseshoe Wrecks reef
The barge-load of wreckage that will become the "Horseshoe Wrecks." the wreckage was pushed off three sides of the barge, hence the horseshoe pattern.
Type:
artificial reef, barges, tugboat
Specs:
( huge junk pile )
Sunk:
Sunday December 23, 2012 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°08.203' -73°55.779'
Depth:
80 ft





Jessie C reef
Type:
artificial reef, crew boat
Built:
1968, New Orleans LA USA
Specs:
( 55 ft )
Sponsor:
Caldwell's Diving Company
Sunk:
Wednesday February 12, 1997 - Little Egg Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°28.501' -74°11.631'




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tides

Shore diving is very much dependant on the tide. Tidal inlets and rivers will flow with the tide, such that a river may even flow upstream for a time when the tide is incoming. Normal river currents are far too strong to swim against, and will simply sweep away a loaded diver. Many inlets have time restrictions for divers, so you will have to take the local laws and the tide tables into account to work out a good dive time.

However, there are two times when the currents drop to near zero. Those are dead high tide, and dead low tide. Of the two, dead high tide is usually better, simply because there is more water, and it is cleaner ocean water rather than silty river water. You will get about a half-hour window on either side of dead high tide during which you can either drift in the weak current or swim against it. After that, you'd better get out.