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Carpenter's Reef
St. Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Carpenter's Reef is a drift and reef dive site near St. Paul Parish, Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, moray eels, jacks, 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
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Blackbar SoldierfishMyripristis jacobus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus tractus
ButterfishCephalopholis fulva
Nearby sites
- 1Pillars of Hercules2.1 km
- 2Sunken Rock5.2 km
- 3Cades Reef12 km
- 4Great Bird Island18 km
- 5Andes18 km
- 6Deep Bay Wreck (Andes)19 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org