Dive· Norman Island· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Santa Monica Rock
18° 18.0′ N · 64° 38.2′ W · approximate
An offshore pinnacle south-west of Norman Island and a favourite advanced dive: ledges, overhangs and a small cave with big pelagics, reef sharks, turtles and great barracuda.
Practical
Approximate position computed from Coast Pilot 5: 'Santa Monica Rock, 0.7 mile southwest of Norman Island, is a small patch 1 3/4 fathoms deep' (about 10 ft), measured from the island's southwest extremity. It is also a navigation hazard on the western approach to Flanagan Passage (see that passage). Depth 20 to 100 ft (Blue Water Divers); advanced, divable only on calm days (Sail Caribbean Divers). Exposed to the open Caribbean; go with a dive operator.
Best for
Advanced divers on a flat-calm day
Season
Calm days only; typically summer
Nearby
- Angelfish Reef (Norman Island)0.6 NM away
- Privateer Bay (Norman Island)1 NM away
- The Caves (Norman Island)1.1 NM away
- Treasure Point (Norman Island)1.2 NM away
- Willy T (Norman Island)1.3 NM away
- The Bight Mooring Field (Norman Island)1.4 NM away
- Kelly's Cove (Norman Island)1.7 NM away
- Pirates Bight (Norman Island)1.7 NM away