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Booby Shoals
Newcastle, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Booby Shoals is a pinnacle and reef dive site near Newcastle, Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, lobsters. 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
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Slate Pencil UrchinEucidaris tribuloides
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Reef UrchinEchinometra viridis
Flattened CrabPlagusia depressa
Nearby sites
- 1Nag's Head4.9 km
- 2Grid Iron4.9 km
- 3The Rock5.2 km
- 4Monkey Shoals8.0 km
- 5Brassball Wreck8.4 km
- 6River Taw Wreck, Saint Kitts10 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org