Escape Reef
Protected Area
Grand Anse
Why dive here
With 263+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, humpback whales, nurse sharks, orcas and sea turtles - Escape Reef offers some of Southwest Coast's richest reef diving. Water ranges 27-30°C, warmest August, September, October.
One of the last sections of reef on the Caribbean side before reaching the Atlantic, this means it can have 2 Kts of current, hence the name! Due to currents be prepared to see anything (potentially, very quickly!). Most sections are between 40 ft/12 mtr and 72 ft/21 mtrs although some reach 30 mtrs/100ft. Maximum depth: 18m. Average visibility: 16m. Large Elephant ear and barrel sponges provide colour and depending on current schools of creole wrasse everywhere and a few of Horseeye jacks and if really lucky a school of Barracuda.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Escape Reef
Escape Reef Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Escape Reef, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (12.03, -61.78) (0km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
30°C
86°F · Range: 29–31.7°C
Air Temperature
28°C
82°F
Wind Speed
5.61 m/s
10.9 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1011.8 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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