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Dog Island
Cruz Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Dog Island 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 14 m. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, sea fans, groupers, jacks, sea turtles. 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
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Nearby sites
- 1Ledges of Little St. James1.3 km
- 2Flag Pole Little St James1.4 km
- 3Rays Rise1.7 km
- 4Christmas Cove2.1 km
- 5Stragglers' Reef2.1 km
- 6Stragglers Deep2.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org