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Santa Monica Rock

Norman Island · British Virgin Islands

Advanced dive

Norman Island · Dive & Snorkel Guide

Type
Dive
Depth
15 – 90+ ft
Level
Advanced · current
Moorings
None — live-boat / drift
Best for
Experienced divers

Santa Monica Rock is an offshore seamount about a mile south of Norman Island, rising from deep water to within roughly 15 feet of the surface. It’s an advanced open-water dive — and one of the area’s most exciting when the conditions line up.

The pinnacle is draped in big sea fans and sponges, and because it sits out in open water it draws the pelagics: jacks, tarpon and barracuda patrol the blue, with eagle rays and Caribbean reef sharks a regular sight.

There are no moorings, so it’s dived as a live-boat or drift with a dive operator, on calm days only.

Live satellite view — centered on the site’s charted position; dashed ring ≈ dive area, arrow points to deeper water
Typical depth profile & dive path — about 40 minutes

What you’ll see

Marine Life

Horse-eye jacksTarponBarracudaEagle raysCaribbean reef sharksBig sea fans & sponges
Captain’s note: This one’s weather-dependent and for experienced divers — it’s exposed and the current can run. We only make the run on calm days, always with a dive operator. When it’s on, it’s the best dive in the neighborhood.

Getting there: A live-boat run offshore, about a mile south of Norman Island.

Keep exploring

Nearby Dive & Snorkel Sites

The Caves at Treasure Point →The Indians →Angelfish Reef →All of Norman Island →

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Charter yachts on moorings in The Bight, Norman Island, one of the best sheltered anchorages in the BVI
The mooring field in The Bight, Norman Island.
Schooling reef fish along the edge of a reef drop-off into deeper blue water, British Virgin Islands
Reef fish along the drop-off.