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A speckled mantis shrimp peers out of a round hole in coarse grey sand, its stalked eyes raised — Bequia.

Bequia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Reef

Devil's Table

A sheltered start in Rocky Bay and small caves full of macro life

Area photo: Barry Peters from Greer, SC · CC BY 2.0

Devil's Table is the closest dive site to Dive Bequia, suited to both beginners and intermediate divers. The dive starts in sheltered Rocky Bay and follows a reef that deepens gradually, and it doubles as the finishing reef for the neighbouring Stratmann wreck dive.

Also known as Devils Table, Rocky Bay.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Devil's Table: typical dive to 18 m (to 60 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit18 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

13.0113° N, 61.2474° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

Devil's Table starts in sheltered Rocky Bay and follows the reef as it gradually deepens to a maximum of 18 m (60 ft), shallow enough for newly certified divers and still of interest to intermediate ones. The site is a breeding ground, so juveniles of many species circle the reef. A series of caves at the end of the dive holds spotted morays and squirrelfish, and the dive finishes at the mooring after the cardinal marker. Divers who start on the Stratmann tug end their dive on this same reef.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Devil's Table
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Season follows Bequia: Diving runs all year with no peak month; heavier rain is possible from July to November, and the rest of the year is pleasant with the odd shower.

Dive videos

SCUBA diving Devils Table - Bequia · Sal Delello on YouTube

Sources

  1. Bequia Dive Sites - Reefs, Wrecks, Walls and Drifts! — Dive Bequia
  2. Devil's Table dive site — ScubaGo
  3. Rocky Bay (OpenStreetMap) — OpenStreetMap contributors

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