Dive· Current Island· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Current Cut drift dive/snorkel
25° 24.4′ N · 76° 47.8′ W
A roller-coaster drift through the 100-yard-wide cut between Eleuthera and Current Island, where the tide rips at up to 10 knots over a sea-fan-covered rock bottom full of fish — about ten minutes of flying.
Practical
Position from marinas.com Current Cut Inlet. Depths 30-50 ft (up to 60 ft). Not for casual divers: go with a local dive operator, wear a wetsuit against coral scrapes, and keep a boat tending you. Incoming tide preferred for visibility (outgoing water can be turbid). Snorkellers should only drift near slack with a dinghy following. Keep clear of vessels transiting the cut.
Best for
Experienced divers wanting a fast drift
Season
Calm days; time with the incoming tide
Nearby
- Current Cut shoreline walk0.3 NM away
- Current Settlement and Current Island Anchorage0.5 NM away
- Durham's General Store (Current)0.6 NM away
- Upper Cove Beach1.6 NM away
- The Current East Anchorage2.5 NM away
- Basil Rock snorkel4.5 NM away
- Lower Bogue Beach5.6 NM away
- Rotten Bay / Lower Bogue Anchorage5.6 NM away