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Sandy Island Drift, Carriacou
Hillsborough, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada
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EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Sandy Island Drift, 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 17 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, eagle rays, stingrays, lionfish, jacks. 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
- 1Sandy Island Lighthouse, Carriacou0.2 km
- 2Sandy Island Garden, Carriacou0.3 km
- 3Valan’s Wall, Carriacou0.8 km
- 4Sharkies Hideaway Part 11.0 km
- 5Mabouya Garden, Carriacou1.0 km
- 6Tugboat Boris1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org