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French Cap Cay
Cruz Bay, US Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
French Cap Cay is a pinnacle dive site near Cruz Bay, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, sea turtles, jacks, barracuda, eagle rays. 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
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
ButterfishCephalopholis fulva
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Longspine SquirrelfishHolocentrus rufus
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Nearby sites
- 1Eagle Shoal4.5 km
- 2Angelfish Reef8.2 km
- 3The Caves at Norman Island9.6 km
- 4Ring Dove Rock9.8 km
- 5Rainbow Canyons9.9 km
- 6Santa Monica Rock11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org