Cape Eleuthera - Eleuthera & Harbour Island
Cape Eleuthera offers a good taste of the wall diving this part of the Bahamas is known for. We're talking deep drifts here, with the reef dropping off to a serious 600 meters, so you'll want to be comfortable with exposure. Cave Rock, our pick in the area, has some accessible caves around 15 meters. You can swim right in; we've seen them packed with silversides, which usually brings in the jacks for a feed. It’s a solid dive for those who enjoy a bit of current and dramatic topography.
- Location
- Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas, Caribbean
- Coordinates
- 24.800000, -76.200000
Best Time to Dive in Eleuthera & Harbour Island
The warmest water temperatures in Eleuthera & Harbour Island occur in January, averaging 26.0°C. The coolest conditions are in December at 26.0°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 26.0°C (air: 23.6°C)
- February: 26.0°C (air: 23.6°C)
- March: 26.0°C (air: 23.9°C)
- April: 26.0°C (air: 24.5°C)
- May: 26.0°C (air: 25.7°C)
- June: 26.0°C (air: 27.2°C)
- July: 26.0°C (air: 28.5°C)
- August: 26.0°C (air: 28.8°C)
- September: 26.0°C (air: 28.6°C)
- October: 26.0°C (air: 27.6°C)
- November: 26.0°C (air: 26.1°C)
- December: 26.0°C (air: 24.4°C)
Nearby Dive Sites in Eleuthera & Harbour Island
- ADVENTURA 1 - 5m (wreck)
- ATLANTIC PEARL - 0m (wreck)
- Barracuda Aquarium - 10-25m (reef)
- Cat Island - 5-30m (reef)
- Eleuthera
- Eleuthera Diving: Wrecks, Reefs, Walls and Drifts (wreck)
- GANGMAR - 9m (wreck)
- ISLAND SUN - 0m (wreck)
- NEW PROVIDENCE - 5m (wreck)
- Off Cape Eleuthera - 10-30m (reef)
- Off The Wall - 15-40m (wall)
- Something to See
- Tunnel Rock
Marine Life in Eleuthera & Harbour Island
Home to 275 recorded species including 239 reef fish, 10 whales & dolphins, 6 sharks & rays, 6 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 other, 3 seagrass & algae.
Notable Species
- Common lionfish (Pterois volitans) - Reef Fish
- Long-fin Smooth-head (Conocara macropterum) - Reef Fish
- Blackfin Spiderfish (Bathypterois phenax) - Reef Fish
- Fairy Basslet (Gramma loreto) - Reef Fish
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Goldspot Goby (Gnatholepis thompsoni) - Reef Fish
- Whitestar Cardinalfish (Apogon lachneri) - Reef Fish
- Glass Goby (Coryphopterus hyalinus) - Reef Fish
- Bony-eared Assfish (Acanthonus armatus) - Reef Fish
- Blackcheek Blenny (Starksia lepicoelia) - Reef Fish
- Yellowhead Wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti) - Reef Fish
- Spotlight Goby (Elacatinus louisae) - Reef Fish
- Sharpnose Pufferfish (Canthigaster rostrata) - Reef Fish
- Blackcap Basslet (Gramma melacara) - Reef Fish
- Common False Moray (Kaupichthys hyoproroides) - Reef Fish
- Rusty Goby (Priolepis hipoliti) - Reef Fish
- Sand goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) - Reef Fish
- Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata) - Reef Fish
- Conklin's cardinalfish (Phaeoptyx conklini) - Reef Fish
- Belted Cardinalfish (Apogon townsendi) - Reef Fish
Recommended Packing List for Cape Eleuthera
Based on average water temperature of 26.0°C.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 26°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories