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Austin Smith
Freetown, Black Point, Bahamas
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp25–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Aug
About this site
Austin Smith is a dive site near Freetown, Black Point, Bahamas, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nurse sharks, groupers, jacks, stingrays, barracuda. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 25 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum- Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
- BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
- Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
- Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus tractus
- Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
- French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
- GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
Nearby sites
- 1Highborn Key Wall0.5 km
- 2Washing Machine4.0 km
- 3Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando15 km
- 4Normans Key Cut17 km
- 5Amberjack Reef39 km
- 6Jeep Reef44 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org