Dive· Cayo Ballena· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Cayo Ballena wall dive
18° 20.9′ N · 65° 14.3′ W · approximate
A wall dive with spectacular coral off the small cays northeast of Cayo Norte, one of the deeper dives in Culebra's catalogue.
Practical
Position approximate: in the water about 145 m west of OpenStreetMap 'Cayo Ballena' (way 44026829). Moon: '120-foot wall dive' with spectacular coral; Aqua Adventure lists Cayo Ballena at 30 to 80 ft. Coast Pilot 5: Cayo Ballena and Cayo Tiburón are 10 to 20 ft high with foul ground between; on Culebra's north side, so dive in settled conditions with an operator. Coast Pilot 5 (ch. 13): the Navy warns of unexploded ordnance on the northwest peninsula and in the immediate offshore vicinity, including Cayo Lobo, Los Gemelos, Cayo Ballena, Cayo Tiburón and Cayos Geniquí: never touch metal objects on the bottom.
Best for
Experienced divers in calm weather