The Frederiksted Pier

Frederiksted, United Statesreef11 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Satellite view of The Frederiksted Pier

The Frederiksted PierFrederiksted

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind4 kn E

Current~0.3 kn W · model

Swell

0.4 m · 8s · NE

Water

30 °C

Max depth

11 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 00:30 local

Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 17:45 local

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On-face swell 0.0 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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About this site

The Frederiksted Pier is a shallow dive at Frederiksted on St Croix, with a maximum depth of 35 feet (10.7 metres). The bottom is reef, and the site is graded beginner.

Divers look for seahorses, frogfish, octopus, golden-eyed shrimp, parrotfish and eels here. Chubbs Hole lies a short boat ride to the north, and the Swirling Reef of Death is just minutes to the south.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Boulder star coralOrbicella franksiReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitusReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Lettuce CoralAgaricia agaricitesReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
Flying gurnardFlying gurnardReported here · unconfirmed

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