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Pillars of Hercules
St. Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Pillars of Hercules is a reef dive site near St. Paul Parish, Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, sea fans, jacks, 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
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Blackbar SoldierfishMyripristis jacobus
KeteChaetodon capistratus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Longspine SquirrelfishHolocentrus rufus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
ButterfishCephalopholis fulva
Nearby sites
- 1Carpenter's Reef2.1 km
- 2Sunken Rock3.1 km
- 3Cades Reef14 km
- 4Great Bird Island17 km
- 5Andes20 km
- 6Deep Bay Wreck (Andes)20 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org