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Mabouya Whirlpool, Carriacou
Hillsborough, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Mabouya Whirlpool, Carriacou is a dive site near Hillsborough, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, lobsters, jacks, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
FlamefishApogon maculatus
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus
Blackbar SoldierfishMyripristis jacobus
Nearby sites
- 1Rock Garden, Carriacou0.1 km
- 2Sharkies Hideaway Part 20.4 km
- 3Point Cistern, Carriacou0.6 km
- 4Mabouya Garden, Carriacou0.6 km
- 5Westsider Wreck, Carriacou0.6 km
- 6Tugboat Boris0.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org