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Bowden Reef
Golden Grove, Jamaica
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Bowden Reef is a reef dive site near Golden Grove, Saint Thomas, Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Redfin ParrotfishSparisoma rubripinne
ButterfishCephalopholis fulva
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Redtail ParrotfishSparisoma chrysopterum
Sandy GoggleHaemulon aurolineatum- Bearded GobyBarbulifer ceuthoecus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Caesar GruntHaemulon carbonarium
Nearby sites
- 1Dead Man's Bones1.5 km
- 2Lady G Diver38 km
- 3South East Cay51 km
- 4Maiden Cay52 km
- 5South Cay54 km
- 6Gun Cay55 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org