Photo's courtesy of Andrew Griffey. (Master Scuba Diver Trainer with DiveJersey)
Jersey has one of the largest tidal movements in the world. 12m on a spring tide, which brings a variety of marine life to the Island and gives us some of the most exhilarating drift diving available anywhere on the planet. Dolphins are a common sight on the way to dive sites and giant sunfish can be seen in the summer months. Tope, starry smoothounds and electric,thornback and undulated rays are amongst the regulars on drifts, along with cuttlefish, crabs and lobsters..
The Islands are surrounded by wrecks and reefs which are home to both hard and soft corals and covered in jewel, daisy, beadlet and snakelock anenomes. With depths in the various bays reaching only 12m and most wrecks in the 18-34m range, Jersey is ideal for both beginners and the more experienced diver.
| SHORE DIVES: | A SURFACE MARKER BOUY IS ESSENTIAL! | APPROX DEPTH |
| BEAUPORT | Pebble beach, best dived around high tide. sea kelp and plenty of marine life. | 0-10M |
| BONNE NUIT | Pier or Beach access. Lots of strawberry anenome around pier. Flat sandy bottom ideal for rays and flat fish. | 0-12M |
| BOULEY BAY | Slip way or pier access. A popular dive site. Plenty of marine life in and around bay. Dragon nets, cuttlefish and rays are comon. | 0-12M |
| QUAISNE | Best dived on high tide, great night dive site with red mullet and flat fish. | 0-8M |
| ROZEL BAY | Pretty divesite with lots of beadlet anenome and electric rays. Excellent DPV dive along the coast. | 0-12M |
| ST CATHERINES BREAKWATER | Sllipway access to this popular divesite along the breakwater. Big boulders hide huge wrasse and crustaceans and the odd devil scorpion fish. Lots of snakelock anenome and prawns. | 0-12M |
| BOAT DIVES | Just a few of the most popular dive sites we use. Drift sites are too many to list | |
| CASTLE BREAKWATER | Pretty dive on the high water, crabs, lobster, prawns and blennies can be seen living in the wall and shoals of pollock around the many heads. | 10-14M |
| ARMED TRAWLOR | Broken wreckage with a large boiler and bow section. several winches and plates with an easy to follow outline. Home to many congor eels and shouls of pollock and pouting. | 18-26M |
| HINGUETTE REEF | Pretty reef dive, rays and smoothound sharks on the sand beds. Wind through heads and creveses with pollock and pouting. Good for cuttle fish and soft and hard corals on the rocks. | 16-22M |
| HIRONDELLE | We discovered this wreck in June 09, Sitting on her starboard side at a 45 degree angle, impressive propeller and mostly intact. | 26-32M |
| LA MAUVE | Purpose sunk in 93, maintainace boat 20m long. a small fishing vessel and ferry ramp sitting close by. | 20-30M |
| M343 | German minesweeper with guns and depth charges in place. Broken in two with smaller bow section sitting 5-8m away. | 22-34M |
| ROCK BARGE | Intact barge once used for transporting quarried rock, huge shoals of pollock and pouting and the odd male cockoo wrasse. | 22-34M |
| SS HERON | Largely intact wreck discovered in 2003. Sank in 1961 transporting tomatos and lay undiscovered. Deteriorating quickly due to divers! | 22-30M |
| SS KRONWYK | Sank by the RAF in 1942. Carrying a cargo of bricks she now lays upside down with two impressive propellors on show and a large engine block. | 22-32M |
| SS SCHOKLAND | Sank after hitting a reef in 1943. 225ft long. Sits 4m proud of the seabed with a mass of twisted wreckage.Travelling with a cargo of cement bags and iron girders, which are still sitting in the holds, along with the odd German jack boot. Full of congors and jewel anenome. A great dive for the lovers of wrecks. | 24-32M |
| TUG | Small tug especially suited to Open water divers. Great for congor eels and pollock pollock and more pollock. | 12-22m |