St. Croix Dive Sites


St. Croix has some of the most unique diving in the Caribbean! Here you can dive shallow reefs, wreck, vertical wall drop offs, and a pier. Our team at Blue Salt Divers know the ins and outs of these sites along the North and West shores of the island and would love to take you on adventure to any of them!

BOAT DIVES

  • Scotch Bank: A natural extension of Stingraysted, this long reef is a wildlife hotspot. With crystal-clear summer visibility and winter’s shifting winds, every dive promises new encounters with marine life.
     
  • Stingraysted: Welcome to Stingray City—island style! This sandy slope plunges to 130’, the shallows  draw in southern stingrays, groupers, barracuda, wahoo, reef sharks, and more. Hanging around the 45-60’ range promises a dive full of surprises.
     
  • Eagle Ray: Just outside the harbor entrance, Eagle Ray offers an easygoing dive for all skill levels. The mooring sits at 28’, leading to a gentle slope of coral heads and rock outcroppings. Keep your eyes peeled for eagle rays, Caribbean reef sharks, and the occasional scalloped hammerhead. Don’t miss the mysterious, overgrown anchor in 40’ of water west of the mooring.
     
  • Blue Chute/Chez Barge: Dive into history at this sunken sand barge, resting hull-up between 70’ and 100’. Schools of atlantic spadefish circle the wreck, while moray eels, lobsters, crabs, and even Caribbean reef sharks call this artificial reef home. This site is an underwater treasure trove for marine life enthusiasts!
     
  • WAPA: Located in front of the Water and Power Authority plant, this site is being restored by the Coral Restoration Foundation in the shallow depths. At depths of 45-55’, you’ll find patch-style coral heads and, if you’re lucky, a massive anchor draped in soft coral. Keep an eye out for dolphins, eagle rays, and of course, Caribbean reef sharks!
     
  • Sleeping Shark Hole: This hidden gem at this dive site is a bustling fish cleaning station, where even the reef sharks slow down for a spa day. Look under the large coral overhang to find nurse sharks—sometimes as many as four—resting in the shadows.
     
  • Sugar Beach: Spur and groove reef goes from about 20ft to 65ft. Great spot for turtles, eagle rays, and lobster. Beautiful elkhorn corals in the shallows that host chain eels and lettuce sea slugs. 
     
  • Turquoise Bay: A breathtaking dive site named after the nearby beach condos. Wander through large sand channels teeming with barracuda, nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, turtles, and yellowhead jawfish. The site dazzles with soft corals, elk horn, and brain corals.
     
  • Love Shack: It’s all about love for marine life here! This section of Long Reef slopes from 15’ to 75’, offering sprawling sand channels and a coral wonderland. Spot nudibranchs, flamingo tongue snails, spotted eels, reef sharks, and even the occasional turtle!
     
  • Knobby Knoll: 35' sponge garden before reaching a small wall that drops to 70'. Flamingo tongue snails, lobster, and octopus are frequent flyers here. 
     
  • Twin Anchors: Step back in time at Twin Anchors, home to a massive 200+ year-old anchor from the Danish colonial days, resting at 45’. A second anchor, hidden among the corals at 55’, adds to the intrigue. Explore deeper to discover a field of staghorn corals, parrotfish, reef sharks, and lobsters.
     
  • Little Cozumel: One of the rare locations that can occasionally have a current. The boat typically sits in 45-50’ depths and as you descend ENE you will encounter massive formations at 65-70’. If you continue East, you will have a short swim across a sand patch where trigger fish, peacock flounders, and sharks visit! In the 75’ depth range we get to see fields of staghorn coral, a rare treat in the USVI’s as these corals are typically shallow waters.
     
  • White Horse: A diver’s dream for mystery lovers! These twin reefs nearly break the surface and have claimed many ships over the years. When conditions align, you can uncover cannons, anchors, and remnants of vessels new and old—a true underwater time capsule.
     
  • Salt River: For a one-of-a-kind adventure, dive into Salt River—a deep channel plunging to 1,000+ feet. The nutrient-rich waters create a thriving ecosystem along the dramatic boulder-style wall. Multiple mooring balls allow exploration of this ever-changing underwater paradise.
     
  • Gentle Winds: West end of Salt River, facing offshore. Topography like rolling hills makes home for lots of southern rays, trigger fish, and reef sharks. 
     
  • Pinnacle: Unique sea mound starting at 80'. Lots of Caribbean reef sharks, black durgon, and barrcauda swim around the structure.
     
  • Pavilions: Beautiful wall dive east of Cane Bay. Lots of hard and soft corals, schools of Atlantic spade fish, groupers elephant ear sponges and black coral. Plateau with sand and coral, great for beginner and advanced.

 

SHORE DIVES

  • Cane Bay: Most popular beach dive as well as boat dive. Accessible from north shore road. 200 yard swim to the wall, drops over 13,600 feet. Beautiful wall dive. Sometimes reef sharks out in the blue. Black coral, pelagic and well as tropicals. Great beach.
     
  • North Star: An incredible wall that drops off to 13,600 feet! Whether you are on a guided night dive with our staff or a day dive, you will be blown away by the beauty! Black corals, sea fans bigger than us, and barrel sponges 4 to 6’ wide!
     
  • Butler Bay: A sloping ledge that leads to shallow reef structure with schools of fish, sponge gardens, and beautiful corals. Extends along the bank of the island. 
     
  • Frederiksted Pier: One of the most iconic dives in St. Croix! A well-known muck dive that offers a little bit of everything for divers and snorklers alike. Small creatures like nudibranchs, seahorses, batfish, and shrimp hide along the sandy bottom and within the sponges and corals on the pier's pillars. Beautiful eagle rays, tarpon, and schools of fish swim alongside as you make your way down the pier. If you're coming to dive in St. Croix, you can't miss this one!
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