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Oswaldo’s Drop Off
Saliña, Curacao
EntryBoat · Shore
Max depth16 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Oswaldo’s Drop Off is a wall dive site near Saliña, Curaçao, Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat or the shore with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, moray eels, groupers, sea turtles, barracuda. 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
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
TrumpetfishAulostomus maculatus
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1Car Pile - Marie Pampoen0.3 km
- 2Stella Maris / Ocean Encounters0.5 km
- 3Marie Pampoen0.5 km
- 4Royal Reef0.7 km
- 5Cornelius Bay1.1 km
- 6Atlantis (Scubaçao House reef)1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org