Blond Rock
Dive site
A submerged pinnacle between Salt Island and Dead Chest that barely clears the surface at low water. Two peaks rise from 30 metres and merge at 15, creating a saddle that funnels current and concentrates fish life. Horse-eye jacks school along the top while blacktip sharks patrol the deeper flanks. The site is a step up in current intensity from most BVI diving but rewards the effort with open-water pelagic encounters that the calmer sites rarely produce.
Conditions
Depth
12 to 35 m
Advanced depths
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Vis (m) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Horse-eye jack
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Ocean triggerfish
Photo: François Libert · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Southern stingray
Photo: Kerry Lewis · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Caribbean reef shark
Photo: Rafi Amar · CC BY-NC
Rare
Now and then
Blacktip shark
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Rare
Now and then
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