Manatee Conditions?

[Wetfinn]

Looking to dive Manatee next week. Wondering where the water level is at in relation to the stairs/platform. Any one been there recently?

Thanks
Mika

[Corbett]

Manatee is Tidally influenced, right now the water at Catfish is either slightly
above the concrete pad (at low tide) or slightly above at high. If your cave diving
just exit at the main spring, it's always easy to get out. If your diving a single
an exit at Catfish is do-able... It seems that the flow and vis. are the best
around 1hr. after high tide. Try this site and look for the "Suwannee river entrance"
table.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/tides.shtml

[Wetfinn]

Thanks for the info.

Mika