The Point
Protected Area
Montego Bay Marine Park
Why dive here
With 213+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, orcas, sea turtles, frogfish and mantis shrimp - The Point offers some of Montego Bay's richest wall diving.
The Point is a solid Montego Bay dive, particularly if you’re into dramatic wallscapes. We usually drop in around 12 meters, right on the edge of the wall, and just drift down. The main event here is that sheer drop-off, plunging to 40 meters, studded with big barrel sponges and some really impressive boulder brain coral formations. It feels like swimming along the side of a submerged mountain range. Visibility is generally good, and we often spot French grunts hanging out in big schools near the top of the wall. Keep an eye out for those smaller critters too; we’ve had some great luck finding yellow jawfish peeking out of their burrows and the occasional dwarf blenny tucked into a crevice. It’s an intermediate dive, mainly because of the depth and the potential for a mild current, but it’s not particularly challenging. We’d suggest going in the morning; the light filtering down the wall is just something else. Definitely a standout for the geology alone.
Typical The Point Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
Safety Notes
Always perform a 3-minute safety stop at 5m before surfacing.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for The Point
The Point Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for The Point, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (18.48, -77.93) (0km away)
August Averages
Air Temperature
27.71°C
82°F
Wind Speed
4.25 m/s
8.3 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1013.7 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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