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Point Cistern, Carriacou
Hillsborough, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Point Cistern, 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 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, octopus, 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
- 1Mabouya Whirlpool, Carriacou0.6 km
- 2Rock Garden, Carriacou0.6 km
- 3Jack Iron Point, Carriacou0.7 km
- 4White Sand Beach, Carriacou0.9 km
- 5The Rose1.0 km
- 6Sharkies Hideaway Part 21.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org