Scuba diving in Devil’s Reef

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Access
From Boat
Diver level
Advanced
Depth
Average: 20 m
Maximum: 40 m
Current
Mild
Visibility
Average: 10 m
Maximum: 20 m

Devil's Reef is located in 3-4 minutes boat ride from the shore on the eastern side of Ocho Rios. This reef is large and it's quite a deep dive. The top of it starts at about 65 ft / 20 meters depth and then reef drops down deep to 130 ft / 40 meters.  Devil's reef has lots of holes, crevices and cracks full of small and large marine inhabitants.

When to go

All year around. Ocho Rios has a tropical climate. The air temperature about the same throughout the year, usually ranging between 27-30C/80-86F. The water temperature averages 26-28C/78-82F.

What to see

Turtles, nurse sharks, bogas, barracudas, jackfishmoray eels, snappers and groupers. Blackball sponges, staghorn corals and sea fans. Crabs and nudibranches.


Reachable from

Ocho Rios

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