Turks and Caicos diving (spectacular wall and reef dives)

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Two groups of islands in the Northern West Indies


All together they cover 170 square miles and have a population of about 170,000.

Cockburn Town is the capital.


Best time to dive Turks & Caicos:

January to April is the best time, but the Turks and Caicos are a year round destination apart from the Hurricane season.
Tropical storms and hurricanes are most likely to affect from August to October although the season runs from June to November.

Average temperatures, Grand Turk

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Min (°C)202020212223242423232221
Max (°C)272728293031323232312927
Min (°F)686868707273757573737270
Max (°F)818182848688909090888481

Average precipitation Grand Turk

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Prec.(mm)55453545454035457090120100725
Prec.(in)2.21.81.41.81.81.61.41.82.83.54.73.928.5
Days8678111111121314108119
Average water temperatures Grand Turk

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp (°C)262626262728282929292827
Temp (°F)797979798182828484848281

You'll find over a dozen PADI dive centers in T & C, also SSI, NAUI and CMAS are available.


Turks and Caicos scuba diving:


Spanish Anchor, West Caicos;


























Maximum depth is over 150 ft, This beautiful dive site offers Spotted Drums, Seahorses and Frog fish that hide in the coral formations.

Reef sharks and Hawksbill Turtles are commonly see at this site. 

It is also the home to a centuries old, overgrown with sponges and corals Anchor from a Spanish galleon.


Amphitheater, Northwest point;






















Wall dive, at 80 ft you'll get to a cove 30 ft wide, The Amphitheater, with Horse Eye Jacks swimming in front of the cove.

Sections of the wall are covered in Black Coral, Blue Parrot fish, Trigger fish, Sting Rays and Nurse Sharks all reside here.


Double D, French Cay



















This site is named after 2 pinnacles that rise up to about 50 ft from the bottom, they are completely covered in corals.
A nice wall, covered in sponges, hard- and soft corals, is the home to schools of jacks and black dungeon.
Groupers, barracudas turtles and sharks are regulars at Double D.


Grace Bay


Grace Bay is about 20 minutes by boat from Turtle Cove, it is surrounded by a 14 mile long barrier reef.
Here you'll find several dive sites;deep canyons & small walls covered in corals are ideal to watch the reef sharks, turtles, barracudas and snapper. Mantas are seen here occasionally.


Salt Cay


Since Salt Cay is quiet remote it offers pristine coral reefs, spectacular walls and the wreck of a British warship, complete with anchor and cannons.
Marine life is abundant and stunning.
During the winter months you'll see the migrating Humpback wales that pass trough to and from their Dominican breeding grounds.


West Caicos


Located southwest of Provo, West Caicos is one of the uninhabited islands.
Stunning walls, covered in hard- and soft corals, barrel sponges, giant elephant ear sponges, staghorn corals.
Among the marine life you'll find grunts, groupers, blue tang, snappers and many more species.

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