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Emerald Gardens St Croix USVI
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
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EntryBoat
Max depth23 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Emerald Gardens St Croix USVI is a dive site near Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 23 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, lionfish, 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
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Blue ChromisAzurina cyanea
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Nearby sites
- 1Cane Bay0.3 km
- 2North Star0.9 km
- 3The Pinnacle (St. Croix)2.2 km
- 4Salt River Canyon5.8 km
- 5Shark Shanty6.6 km
- 6White Horse Reef7.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org