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Barcadera Reef
Santa Cruz, Aruba
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EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Barcadera Reef is a reef dive site near Santa Cruz, Aruba, Aruba, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, barracuda, jacks, sea turtles, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueter
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Great BarracudaSphyraena barracuda
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1Kantil Reef0.5 km
- 2Tire Reef0.8 km
- 3Jane Sea1.2 km
- 4Skalahein Reef2.1 km
- 5Garden Reef2.1 km
- 6Mike's Reef2.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org