San Salvador Scuba Diving

The marine life in the waters surrounding San Salvador varies depending on whether you are amongst the shallow reefs, which are filled with smaller marine life, or on one of the deeper wall dives. The shallow reefs provide excellent opportunities to spot Goatfish, Snapper and Squirrelfish, whilst the deeper walls provide chance encounters with the wide variety of sharks that inhabit the waters around San Salvador. Also seen in these waters are good numbers of Stingrays, Barracuda and Turtles.

Of all the marine life of San Salvador, the most well known are the Nassau Groupers that can be found throughout the area. Located within the numerous dive sites around the island, these beautiful and friendly fish will often be found hanging around caves or tunnels at around 30 feet.

There are a number of excellent dive sites throughout San Salvador including the Devils Claw, Runway 10, The Telephone Pole and The Great Cut. For fans of wreck diving, the wreck of the SS Frescate is widely considered to be the best shallow wreck dive in the Bahamas. The vessel itself was sunk on New Years Day 1902. and was later salvaged and demolished during World War 1. Nowadays, the wreckage of the SS Frescate lies in just 20 feet of water off the North West coast of the island.

Throughout the entire area, the standard of diving in San Salvador is pretty good, and with the visibility occasionally reaching towards the 50 metres mark, it is easy to see why so many visitors return time and again to San Salvador.

The climate throughout San Salvador is good all year, and during the summer months (May to September), the average temperature is likely to average around 80 - 85 degrees Fahrenheit. It is worth noting that throughout the Bahamas, the hurricane season blows from late July through to early November each year.