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Tarpon Bridge

A natural rock bridge, 6 metres high, at 20 metres

A boat dive around the corner from East Point, built on two pieces of rock architecture: a large cavern at 16 metres and, at 20 metres, a natural underwater bridge standing about 6 metres high. It can only be dived when the sea is very calm, which makes it an opportunistic stop rather than a scheduled one.

Where it is and how deep

Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

12.0554° N, 68.7442° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

Tarpon Bridge lies just around the corner from East Point and can only be dived by boat, and only when the sea is very calm. That single condition shapes everything about the site: it is not a dive you book, it is one an operator offers on the morning the swell drops, and groups who get it usually get it at short notice.

The dive is built around two features. At 16 metres there is a large cavern; at 20 metres, the formation the site is named for — a natural underwater bridge standing about 6 metres high. Only four metres of depth separate the two, so one dive covers both without much of a profile change. Nothing is published about the route between them, so take it as the guide sets it up on the day, and expect the plan to be shaped by the conditions that allowed the dive at all.

Marine life and season

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

Month-by-month season rating for Tarpon Bridge
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.

Know before you go

The site is only diveable by boat when the sea is very calm; on an exposed corner of coast, conditions can change during the dive.

Questions divers ask

When can you dive Tarpon Bridge?+

Only when the sea is very calm. The site sits around the corner from East Point and can be reached by boat alone, so operators run it on the days conditions allow.

How deep is the Tarpon Bridge formation?+

The bridge itself is at 20 metres and stands about 6 metres high. A large cavern sits shallower on the same dive, at 16 metres.