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A bright yellow frogfish perched among yellow-brown tube sponges, its small eye ringed in orange — St. Vincent

St. Vincent · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Wall · Drift

Layou Wall

A drift along a leeward wall over the formations of Rock Fort

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

A vertical wall on St. Vincent's leeward coast, dived as a drift over the rock formations of Rock Fort. The wall drops off to over 46 m (150 ft), and when conditions are right the bottom is visible from the top.

Also known as The Wall.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Layou Wall: typical dive 8–46 m (26–151 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit8 m46 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 60 m (197 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

No published position for this site — the map shows St. Vincent and its other sites; operators know the mooring.

The dive

The dive runs as a drift along the wall face and over the formations of Rock Fort, with the wall dropping away below to more than 46 m (150 ft). It ends on an area of reef at about 8 m (25 ft), where divers spend their safety stop among brightly coloured reef fish.

Marine life and season

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

Month-by-month season rating for Layou Wall
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Season follows St. Vincent: No month stands out for the diving; the rainy season runs May to November, and hurricanes are a risk from July to October.

Sources

  1. Scuba Diving in St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Bluewater Dive Travel
  2. Diving & Watersports — Discover SVG
  3. Dive Sites — Ministry of Tourism, SVG

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