Jetty / pier
down to 14 m
Barnegat Inlet jetties
Outside face of the north jetty of Barnegat Inlet to 45 ft, where spearfishing is reported to be excellent.
- Advanced
Experienced≤40 m
USS Algol
Dive site in New Jersey wrecks, United States
An intact, upright former navy cargo ship, the largest vessel of New Jersey's reef program, superstructure from 70 ft.
- Max depth
- 44 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
- Entry
- By boat
The story
USS Algol was sunk as an artificial reef on 22 November 1991 and is the largest vessel in the New Jersey Artificial Reef Program. She sits intact and upright about 12 miles off Point Pleasant.
Source: xray-mag.com
The dive
A wreck and artificial reef dive from a boat. Known for crustaceans.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: njscuba.net
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Crustaceans
- Tautog
Season in New Jersey wrecks
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jul–Sep.
Source: njscuba.netWhere is New Jersey wrecks?
The point shows the New Jersey wrecks area, not the exact dive site.
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- Advanced
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down to 40 m
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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.