Holden Beach Scuba - North Carolina
The team at Holden Beach Scuba are exactly what you want when diving North Carolina’s wreck alley. They know these waters like the back of their hand, and that local insight is gold when you’re hunting for sand tiger sharks on a deep wreck. We love their focus on safety and solid briefing, especially considering some of these sites can have strong currents and challenging conditions. They specialise in getting you out to those deeper wrecks, the ones often teeming with sand tigers – think the **USS Indra** or the **P-51 Mustang**. We’d suggest you go during shark season, usually late spring through autumn, when the water’s warmer and the big toothy critters are out in force. Visibility can be a bit hit or miss, often hovering around 10-15 metres, but when a dozen sand tigers materialise out of the green, it’s absolutely worth it. If you’re a wreck diver looking for some serious action and aren’t afraid of a bit of current, Holden Beach Scuba is our pick for a reliable, no-nonsense operation that delivers.
- Location
- North Carolina, United States, North America
- Coordinates
- 33.928066, -78.296290
- Phone
- +1 910-842-9500
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.hodenbeachscubadive.com
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star Dive Center [padi:27449]
- Address
- 2645 Holden Beach Road, Supply, North Carolina 28462, United States
Dive Sites Near Holden Beach Scuba
Holden Beach Scuba provides access to 15 dive sites in North Carolina.
- 184 menhaden vessel CAPT GREG MICKEY AR-400 (wreck)
- Aeolus (Wreck) - 31m (wreck)
- AR-220 - Buoy - 20-35m (wreck)
- AR-225 - Buoy
- AR-255 - Buoy
- AR-302 - 459 Assault Transport Ship YANCEY (wreck)
- AR-366 - Buoy
- AR-368 - 10 Railroad boxcars (wreck)
- AR-368 - 241 barge LC-16 (wreck)
- AR-368 - Buoy
- AR-372 - 10 Railroad boxcars - 15-30m (wreck)
- AR-372 - 2 220 barge (wreck)
- AR-376 - 10 Railroad boxcars - 15-30m (wreck)
- AR-376 - Buoy
- Atlantic Beach Reef AR-315 - 104 US Navy tug TAKOS (reef)
Other Dive Centres in North Carolina
- All About Diving
- Aquatic Safaris - ["PADI"]
- Bay Breeze Dive Center
- Broadreach Adventures LLC - ["PADI"]
- Bubbles or Not Scuba
- Carolina Dive Center - ["PADI"]
- Carolina Dive Locker - SSI
- Coastal Scuba
- Deep South Scuba
- Discovery Diving Co., Inc. - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in North Carolina
Home to 42 recorded species including 38 reef fish, 2 clams & mussels, 2 other.
Notable Marine Life
- Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - Reef Fish
- Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) - Reef Fish
- American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) - Reef Fish
- brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) - Reef Fish
- asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) - Clams & Mussels
- Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) - Reef Fish
- Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
- Skipjack Herring (Alosa chrysochloris) - Reef Fish
- White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - Reef Fish