Wreck
down to 33 m
Augustin Fresnel II wreck
Canadian-built ship deliberately sunk at 30 m off Guadeloupe, now an artificial reef with barracudas, jacks and morays.
- Experienced
Experienced≤40 m
Sec Pâté (Les Saintes)
Dive site in Guadeloupe
Offshore pinnacles off Les Saintes topping out at 17 m, with jacks, barracudas, eagle rays and sometimes nurse sharks.
- Usual dive
- 40 m
- Deepest point
- 40 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Dec–Apr
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A pinnacle dive from a boat. Known for nurse sharks, turtles and eagle rays.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: heures-saines.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Pinnacle
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Nurse sharks
- Turtles
- Eagle rays
- Barracuda
- Trevally
- Groupers
- Moray eels
Season in Guadeloupe
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–Apr.
Source: oysterdiving.comWhere is Guadeloupe?
The point shows the Guadeloupe area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Guadeloupe
Wreck
down to 23 m
Franjack wreck
Danish dredger scuttled in 1996 at 23 m, now covered in sponges and anemones and visited by barracudas, jacks and morays.
- Advanced
- Stingrays
Wreck
down to 40 m
Gustavia wreck
Former cargo ship Hamburg, cleaned of pollutants and scuttled on sand at 40 m: a deep wreck dive with barracudas, groupers and morays.
- Experienced
Reef
down to 46 m
Jardin de Corail (Îlets Pigeon)
Cousteau reserve reef open to all levels, with hawksbill turtles, horse-eye jacks and a bust of Cousteau at 12 m.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Wall
down to 20 m
Jardin Japonais
Coastal Cousteau-reserve site open from try-dive level, with a natural arch sheltering lobsters and a drop-off to 20 m.
- Open Water
Reef
down to 15 m
La Kaye
Shallow 0-15 m night-dive site near Malendure, described by the local club as a turtle dormitory.
- Open Water
- Turtles
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.