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Sandy Island Garden, Carriacou
Sandy Island Garden · Hillsborough, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Sandy Island Garden, 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 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, stingrays, lobsters, 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 Drift, Carriacou0.3 km
- 2Sandy Island Lighthouse, Carriacou0.4 km
- 3Sharkies Hideaway Part 10.8 km
- 4Mabouya Garden, Carriacou0.8 km
- 5Tugboat Boris0.8 km
- 6Westsider Wreck, Carriacou1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org