
Blowing Rock
Corn Islands · Nicaragua
Blowing Rock is a surge-cut volcanic outcrop on the northeastern tip of Little Corn, its caverns and surge channels making for a kinetic dive completely unlike the gentle reef sites on the sheltered west. When the trade winds blow and swell rolls in, compressed air vents through crevices with an audible hiss — the phenomenon that gives the site its name. Giant barracuda haunt the outer edges and moray eels pack every crevice.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 20 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 22 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Great barracudaLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Green moray eelLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Spotted drum
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Caribbean spiny lobster
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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