San Salvador · Bahamas · Wall · Night
RRI Wall
A straight cliff to 30 m (100 ft) two minutes from the marina
Area photo: James St. John · CC BY 2.0
RRI Wall lies directly in front of Riding Rock Resort, two minutes by boat from the marina. Its edge sits at 12 to 15 m (40 to 50 ft) and drops as a straight cliff to 30 m (100 ft), with a sloping plateau below; the flat wall top is known for macro life and is often dived at night.
Where it is and how deep
24.0489° N, 74.5344° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The boat moors in 12 m (40 ft) of water with its stern trailing over the wall. The edge varies between 12 and 15 m (40 and 50 ft) and drops as a straight cliff to 30 m (100 ft). Below, a sloping plateau runs from 30 to 49 m (100 to 160 ft) before the wall goes vertical again. The deeper face from 18 m (60 ft) down has heavy growth and a few large coral heads standing in 37 m (120 ft) of water.
The dive covers a rectangle along the wall in both directions and about 30 m (100 ft) back in from the edge, where large sand patches towards shore are worth searching. The flat wall top holds macro subjects along the edge, and it is one of the few sites where fingerprint cyphomas turn up. At night the reef shows orange ball corallimorphs, neck crabs and nudibranchs. Hammerheads are occasionally seen swimming above the plateau.
Marine life and season
- Hammerheads
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good |
Season follows San Salvador: Hammerheads are seen in the cooler winter months; June to November is the Bahamas hurricane season, when rain storms are expected.
Questions divers ask
How deep is RRI Wall?+
The wall edge is at 12 to 15 m (40 to 50 ft) and the cliff drops to 30 m (100 ft), with a sloping plateau from 30 to 49 m (100 to 160 ft) below it.
Is RRI Wall dived at night?+
It is usually run as a second or night dive, and at night the wall top shows small creatures such as orange ball corallimorphs, neck crabs and nudibranchs.
Sources
- RRI Wall | Riding Rock Resort & Marina — Riding Rock Resort & Marina
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