Pedernales Wreck

Aruba, Arubawreck8 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Pedernales WreckAruba

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind7 kn ENE

Current~0.2 kn SE · model

Swell

0.5 m · 8s · NNE

Water

30 °C

Max depth

8 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 21:00 & 02:15 local

Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 18:12 local

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On-face swell 0.1 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

The Pedernales Wreck is the remains of an oil tanker that was torpedoed by a German submarine during the Second World War. It lies shallow, at around 7.6 metres, and is regarded as a good wreck for beginning divers.

The area around the wreck is known for its variety of marine life, with many kinds of groupers and a bounty of angelfish. Divers have also reported stingrays, nurse sharks, eagle rays, turtles, moray eels, scorpionfish, lobster and pufferfish here, along with grunts and goatfish.

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