Turks & Caicos

reefGrouper Holephoto ~1.3 km awayreefCatacombsphoto ~1.3 km awaywreckSouthwind Wreckphoto ~0.9 km awaywallShark HotelreefThunderdomewallBlack Coral Forestphoto ~1.2 km awaywallGrand Canyon (Northwest Point)photo ~3.4 km awaywallElephant Ear Canyonphoto ~1.4 km awaywallMagic MushroomwallThe Driveway

Coordinates: Turks & Caicos Reef Fund “Dive Mooring List” (20 October 2016), which gives each mooring’s GPS position and approximate depth. The Reef Fund installs these moorings under a memorandum of understanding with the TCI Department of Environment and Coastal Resources. We found no published Grand Turk list, so Grand Turk is not covered yet. They mark each site in general, not an entry point.

Rules we can cite from official sources. Check them yourself before you dive; they change.

• Do not stand on or touch coral, and do not feed, harass or remove marine life. It is illegal to remove corals, sand, shells and wildlife. TCI DECR · Essential Information for Visitors
• Do not anchor on coral reefs or seagrass; use permanent moorings where available. Anchoring within 300 ft of a mooring is not permitted. TCI DECR · Essential Information for Visitors

As of 2026-10-13, NOAA Coral Reef Watch puts its “Turks and Caicos” region at 14.1 °C-weeks of accumulated heat stress (status: Alert Level 2). That's a region-wide satellite value, not a reading from any one site.

1. Boulder star coral (125)
2. Boulder star coral (121)
3. Great Star Coral (112)
4. Massive Starlet Coral (55)
5. Mustard Hill Coral (39)
6. Bumpy star coral (25)
7. Grooved brain coral (22)
8. Symmetrical brain coral (16)
9. Staghorn coral (10)
10. Smooth Flower Coral (10)
11. Blushing Star Coral (8)
12. Boulder brain coral (8)

GBIF.org (2026-10-15), CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records within about 1 km of these 10 sites (1,746 records). Counts reflect survey effort, not abundance.

Official forecasts first. There is no NOAA NDBC buoy close enough to be useful here, so we link the official local forecast only.