Barracuda Point, Carriacou - Carriacou
Corner Point is an easy dive, sometimes almost too easy, but we love it for a relaxing late afternoon or night dive. It’s a gentle slope, starting shallow and bottoming out around 18 metres on sand. You won't find roaring currents here, which makes it perfect for taking your time. We always look for the smaller stuff – lots of gobies darting around, nudibranchs slowly making their way across the corals, and if you have a good eye, tiny shrimp hiding in the crevices. The hard corals, like the staghorn and brain corals, are especially vibrant under a dive light at night. It’s a great spot for newer divers to build confidence or for anyone who just wants a mellow dive without too much fuss. Keep an eye out for stingrays nestled in the sand; we've often seen them there.
- Location
- Carriacou, Grenada, Caribbean
- Coordinates
- 12.476600, -61.508400
- Type
- reef
Marine Protected Area: Sandy Island-Oyster Bay
Best Time to Dive in Carriacou
The warmest water temperatures in Carriacou occur in January, averaging 27.6°C. The coolest conditions are in December at 27.6°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 27.6°C (air: 25.8°C)
- February: 27.6°C (air: 25.6°C)
- March: 27.6°C (air: 25.7°C)
- April: 27.6°C (air: 26.2°C)
- May: 27.6°C (air: 26.9°C)
- June: 27.6°C (air: 27.0°C)
- July: 27.6°C (air: 27.1°C)
- August: 27.6°C (air: 27.4°C)
- September: 27.6°C (air: 27.9°C)
- October: 27.6°C (air: 27.8°C)
- November: 27.6°C (air: 27.1°C)
- December: 27.6°C (air: 26.5°C)
Nearby Dive Sites in Carriacou
- A World Adrift Underwater Sculpture Park (drift)
- A World Adrift Underwater Sculpture Park (reef)
- Barracuda Point, Carriacou (reef)
- Barrel, Carriacou (reef)
- Barrel, Carriacou (pinnacle)
- Black Rocks, Carriacou (reef)
- Black Rocks, Carriacou
- Bogles Ridge (reef)
- Bogles Ridge (reef)
- Coral Nursery, Carriacou (reef)
- Deep Blue, Carriacou (reef)
- Jack-A-Dan, Carriacou (drift)
- Jack Iron Point, Carriacou (reef)
- La Jetée, Carriacou (reef)
- Layer Cake, Carriacou (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Barracuda Point, Carriacou
- Deefer Diving - ["PADI"]
- Deefer Diving Carriacou - PADI
Marine Life in Carriacou
Home to 296 recorded species including 258 reef fish, 13 hard corals, 11 whales & dolphins, 3 seagrass & algae, 2 jellyfish, 2 sea snails & nudibranchs.
Notable Species
- Mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides) - Hard Corals
- Finger Coral (Porites porites) - Hard Corals
- Barber (Acanthurus bahianus) - Reef Fish
- Dark Green Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Sparisoma aurofrenatum) - Reef Fish
- Sheephead (Microspathodon chrysurus) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Scarus iseri) - Reef Fish
- Sammy Johnson (Scarus taeniopterus) - Reef Fish
- Parrotfish (Thalassoma bifasciatum) - Reef Fish
- Blueman (Scarus vetula) - Reef Fish
- Blue Doctor (Acanthurus coeruleus) - Reef Fish
- Coney (Cephalopholis fulva) - Reef Fish
- Flamefish (Apogon maculatus) - Reef Fish
- Hamlet (Gymnothorax moringa) - Reef Fish
- Devilfish (Ophioblennius atlanticus) - Reef Fish
- Fire coral (Millepora complanata) - Jellyfish
- Molly Miller (Labrisomus nuchipinnis) - Reef Fish
- Slippery Dick (Halichoeres bivittatus) - Reef Fish
- Lawyer (Halichoeres radiatus) - Reef Fish
- French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum) - Reef Fish
Recommended Packing List for Barracuda Point, Carriacou
Based on average water temperature of 27.6°C.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 28°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