Antigua scuba diving (5 must see sites)

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It is part of the Lesser Antilles

Antigua is the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda, 

It has a population of 80.000 people and has 108 square miles in land mass.

St John is the capital



Best time to dive Antigua;

From December to April it is the least rainy and least hot time of the year.

Hurricane season is from June to November, August to October is the highest risk to be affected by tropical storms and hurricanes.


Average temperatures;

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Min (°C)222223232525252625242423
Max (°C)282829293031313131313029
Min (°F)727273737777777977757573
Max (°F)828284848688888888888684

Average precipitation;

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Prec.(mm)55454570906085100130140135851050
Prec.(in)2.21.81.82.83.52.43.33.95.15.55.33.341.3
Days1197798121312131212125

Average water temperatures;

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp (°C)262626262728282829282827
Temp (°F)797979798182828284828281


There's 6 PADI dive centers in Antigua, SSI and CMAS are also available.


Antigua dive sites


Carpenters Rock


On this 20 - 60 ft drift dive you will spot Moray eels, Nurse Sharks and Lion fish amongs the large, Coral covered boulders that form this dive site. Large schools of fish attract Caribbean Reef Sharks.


Carib House: 


With a depth that goes from 40 to 70 ft and often more than 100 ft viz, this is the home to Moray Eels, Octopus, Southern Stingrays and Yellow head Jaw fish.


Sunken Rock;


This is a wall dive (only one in Antigua) with a 80 ft vertical drop.

Caribbean Reef sharks, Ocean Trigger fish are normal sightings at sunken rock, and if you are lucky you will see the occasional Dolphin


Montserrat Wreck;


This is a 110 - 130 ft dive for experienced, advanced divers.

Expect to see Caribbean spiny lobster, spiny spider crabs and Caribbean reef sharks.

Several opportunities to penetrate the wreck, and you can expect a viz of 100 ft.


The Andes wreck


This British 3-masted sailing Barque caught fire and sank in 1905 in Deep Bay, while on the way to Chile.

This wreck lies in 30 ft of water only and is visited by divers and snorkelers alike.

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