Curaçao · Curaçao · Reef
Playa Jeremi
A cliff-ringed cove with jawfish and squid on the reef
Photo: Hardscarf · CC BY-SA 4.0
Playa Jeremi is a small, secluded beach near the village of Lagun, set between two cliffs and reached down steps cut into the rock. Offshore lies a reef wall of large stony coral formations, where divers look for squid, yellow-headed jawfish, cornetfish and rays.
Also known as Jeremi.
Where it is and how deep
12.3288° N, 69.1513° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
Divers swim out until just before the blue line and descend onto a reef wall of large stony coral formations. The reef is a slope that can be followed either north or south. Squid move over it and yellow-headed jawfish sit on the bottom, cornetfish pass by, and rays turn up deeper down.
Marine life and season
- Squid
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Curaçao: Diving runs all year; October to February is the rainy season, and May to November brings warmer water and fewer crowds.
Dive videos
Scuba Diving at the Playa Jeremi Dive Site in Curaçao: Shore Diving in Lagun Curaçao · Dive Curaçao on YouTube
Sources
- Playa Jeremi Dive Site — Dive Curaçao
- Playa Jeremi — ScubaGo
Photo credits
- A sandy cove backed by low cliffs with a few beach umbrellas, cactus in the foreground and turquoise water. by Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
More dive sites in Curaçao
Rare black coral among sea fans and bottlebrush corals
Cave & cavern
A shallow air-filled cavern next to Mushroom Forest
Artificial reef
Cars, trucks and a barge stacked down a slope into deep water
Reef
A shallow bay reef with 11 metres of water at most
Eagle rays and seahorses on a fringing reef just off the beach
Reef
Elephant ear sponges and brain corals on a drop-off well offshore
Seahorses and frogfish along a vertical wall towards Small Wall
Artificial reef
A wreck and a platform on sand, 15 metres at most
Similar dives elsewhere
Coral in 6 m a short swim off the beach, wall to 43 m
A staircase entry onto a reef that tips over at 9 metres
Schools of black jacks gather here from May to July
Reef
Brimstone Reef
St. Kitts · Saint Kitts and Nevis
Coral formations sloping from 15 m (50 ft) to 40 m (130 ft)