Anguilla Dive Spots

A List of Snorkeling and Diving Spots on Anguilla

 Weather

Good to know

Anguilla is low lying, and flat, the land settled on limestone and coral. Anguilla's thin arid soil is largely unsuitable for agriculture, and the island has few land-based natural resources. Anguilla is relatively dry (average 35" of rain a year) and prone to hurricanes.

Average Temps

Water:

82° Summer - 79°  Winter

Air:

85° Summer - 78°  Winter

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Drift/Wall Dives

Steps at Little Scrub

20 - 90 ft.

Crystal Reef

15-60 ft. - Good for snorkeling

Anguillita

Tiny island off the west end of Anguilla - mini-walls

Dog Island

90 ft. (2 sites) - West Cay and Devil's Wall.

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Anguilla Diving Spots

The island is home to seven marine parks including Dog Island, Prickly Pear, Seal Island Reef System, Little Bay, Sandy Island, Shoal Bay Harbour Reef System, and Stoney Bay Marine Park.  Offerings include wall dives, ledge dives, nine wreck dives, both new and historical.

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Sandy Ground Beach

 

Wreck Diving

M.V. "Commerce"

40-80 ft. depths.

M.V. "Ida Maria"

60 ft. depth.

M.V. "Oosterdiep"

60 ft. depth.

M.V. "Sarah"

80 ft. depth.

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Reef Diving

Sandy Island

30-70 ft. - Soft coral and fans.

Sandy Deep

15-60 ft. mini-wall diving - good for snorkeling.

Paintcan Reef

80 ft. - Great visibility.

Authors Deep

110 ft.  - Black corals.

Prickley Pear

30-70 ft. - Underwater canyon and home to nurse sharks.

Grouper Bowl

25-50 ft.  - Part of the Sail Reef system.

Frenchman's Reef

15-40 ft. - Good for snorkeling.

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Sandy Canyon

90 ft. - Canyon with walls within 25 ft. of the surface.

Little Bay

15-30 ft. Sheltered site. Good for snorkeling & night dives.

 

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