Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park
Opened in May 2006 as the world's first underwater sculpture park, with over sixty-five concrete sculptures off Grenada's west coast.
- Open Water
- Artificial reef
Advanced≤30 m
Shark Reef
Dive site in Grenada
An Atlantic-side drift where nurse sharks, spotted eagle rays and turtles ride the swift current.
- Usual dive
- 20 m
- Deepest point
- 20 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Dec–May
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A drift and reef dive. Known for nurse sharks, reef sharks and turtles.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: ecodivegrenada.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Drift, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Nurse sharks
- Reef sharks
- Turtles
- Eagle rays
- Stingrays
Season in Grenada
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–May.
Source: divegrenada.comWhere is Grenada?
The point shows the Grenada area, not the exact dive site.
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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.
Photo credits
- Ring of underwater sculptures at Molinere, Grenada, Boris Kasimov, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
