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
Experienced≤40 m
Windmill Shallows
Dive site in Grenada
A narrow reef ridge sloping to 140ft before dropping into the blue, where sightings of rays, turtles, barracuda and sharks are common.
- Usual dive
- 40 m
- Deepest point
- 43 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Dec–May
The dive
A drift and reef dive. Known for sharks, turtles and rays.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: ecodivegrenada.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Drift, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Sharks
- Turtles
- Rays
- Barracuda
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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- Advanced
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- Advanced
- Nurse sharks
Wall
down to 18 m
Flamingo Bay
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- Open Water
- Rays
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
