Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Southside
Ready to check out the best sites in Southside for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 8 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Southside to suit your needs.
#1 - Ledges of Little Saint James
Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas Island
Southern side of the private island of Saint James
Ledges of Little Saint James is also known as Little St James.
#2 - Cartanza Señor Wreck
Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas Island
Southern side of Saint Thomas, outside Buck Island Cove.
#3 - Cow Rock
Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas Island
Southeast side of Saint Thomas. 1.5 nautical miles from Benner harbour.
#4 - Stragglers Rocks
Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas Island
Stragglers Rocks is also known as Stragglers of Great St. James.
#5 - Calf Rock
Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas Island
Southeast side of Saint Thomas. 1.5 nautical miles from Benner harbour.
#6 - Christmas Cove
Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas Island
puffer fish, starfish, stingrays, turtles
Saint James Bay
#7 - WIT Concrete Wreck
Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas Island
The largest of the deep wrecks off St Thomas, the WIT Concrete sits on a sandy bottom at about 100 feet. The wreck is upright and largely intact. It is possible to penetrate, but no real ambient light comes in and so lights are needed, and penetration training would be advisable.
The wreck is home to a bull shark and a turtle, but other than that marine life is surprising scant. No real coral growth on the wreck, and no nearby reefs.
rhdiii 05/13/09 I was diving the WIT Shoal the day that they sank the WIT Concrete. We passed them towing it on the way out and located it on the way back in. I Didn't dive it for a couple of years after that, but the shop dove it regularly.
By boat only. Approximately 2 miles south of "Captain's nightmare" off St Thomas. Dive site is not marked, and so is difficult to locate without GPS coordinates.
Wreck needs to be "hooked" as site is too deep to anchor.