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Christmas Cove
Cruz Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth10 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Christmas Cove is a dive site near Cruz Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, moray eels, sea fans, groupers, jacks. 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
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1Stragglers Deep0.4 km
- 2Stragglers' Reef0.5 km
- 3Rays Rise0.5 km
- 4Sunken Sailboat0.6 km
- 5Flag Pole Little St James0.8 km
- 6Ledges of Little St. James1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org