Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85; Flight Crew Total 640; Flight Crew Type 300
Situational Awareness
Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Weather; Human Factors
Low and dropping ceilings forced us to fly very low above the water's surface. Planned to maneuver around the pier around 800-1000 feet; but dropping ceilings forced us lower. Decided against proceeding lower into descending ceilings and turned around to exit the area of low ceiling.
GA pilot instructor reported the ceilings kept dropping forcing them to fly lower than planned over the surface of the water.  Reporter stated they ultimately decided to turn around and exit the area.