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Ledges of Little St. James
Cruz Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth13 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Ledges of Little St. James 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 13 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, stingrays, moray eels, octopus, lobsters. 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
- 1Flag Pole Little St James0.4 km
- 2Rays Rise0.6 km
- 3Stragglers' Reef0.9 km
- 4Stragglers Deep1.1 km
- 5Christmas Cove1.1 km
- 6Dog Island1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org