Dive· North Bimini· Bahamas — North
Hawksbill Reef
25° 45.1′ N · 79° 17.5′ W · approximate
A nearly mile-long scatter of coral heads on white sand running north-south parallel to North Bimini's west shore, named for the hawksbill turtles that rest among the heads. Angelfish and moray eels are everywhere.
Practical
Position is approximate: the operator describes the reef as running parallel to North Bimini's shoreline but does not publish a position, so the point is set about 0.3 nm off the west shore at the latitude of Bimini Bay, in deeper water than Rainbow Reef. Do not navigate to it; dive it with a local operator. Depth 40-50 ft (Neal Watson's Bimini Scuba Center via Guy Harvey Outpost). Open to the Gulf Stream side: dive only in settled east or south-east weather, and expect current along the bank edge. Neal Watson's Captain's Choice two-tank dive ($160 plus 10% VAT, read October 2026) chooses sites by conditions.
Best for
An easy reef dive with turtles off North Bimini
Season
Year-round in settled weather; best with east winds
Nearby
- Rainbow Reef0.4 NM away
- Bimini Bay Marina / Fisherman's Village (Resorts World Bimini)0.6 NM away
- Fisherman's Village Immigration & Customs (Resorts World seaplane base)0.6 NM away
- Smitties Restaurant0.6 NM away
- Bimini Bay North Basin Anchorage0.8 NM away
- Bimini propane (LPG) refills0.8 NM away
- Brown's Hardware (Bailey Town)0.8 NM away
- Resorts World Bimini Mega Marina0.8 NM away