Chagville Point
Trinidad · Trinidad and Tobago
Chagville Point on Trinidad's northwest peninsula is the island's premier open-water reef dive, where a rocky headland drops to a rubble slope at 25 meters hosting nurse sharks, spotted eagle rays, and occasional southern stingrays. The point catches upwelling from the Columbus Channel which brings nutrients and good visibility on outgoing tides, and the hard coral communities here are less affected by Orinoco sediment than sites further south. Mornings see eagle rays cruising the slope in pairs while yellowfin goatfish root through the rubble below.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 28 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
6 to 12 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
24 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Vis (m) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Bronze Anole
Last confirmed Jun 28, 2026 · 35 records
Very likely
Most dives
African Giant Snail
Last confirmed Jul 7, 2026 · 30 records
Very likely
Most dives
Palm Tanager
Last confirmed Jun 22, 2026 · 16 records
Very likely
Most dives
Carib Grackle
Last confirmed Jun 26, 2026 · 23 records
Very likely
Most dives
Spotted Eagle Ray
Last confirmed Jan 3, 2026 · 1 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Nurse Shark
Last confirmed Dec 28, 2024 · 1 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Yellowfin Goatfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear