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Grote Knip
Kenepa Grandi · Dorp Soto, Curacao
EntryShore — Kenepa Grandi
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Grote Knip is a wall dive site near Dorp Soto, Curaçao, Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, sea fans, groupers, moray eels, 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
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueter
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Nearby sites
- 1West Point0.8 km
- 2Kleine Knip1.1 km
- 3Playa Forti1.7 km
- 4Curacao Mushroom Forest1.7 km
- 5Playa Grandi / Playa Piscado2.0 km
- 6Playa Jeremi2.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
