SpearfishingBermuda

Bermuda dive sites

Offshore reef and bank sites around Bermuda, with typical depths, bottom type and how the tide plays at each one. Every site here sits beyond the one nautical mile line where spearfishing is legal — pole spear only, licence required.

40608050301 nm limit — no spearfishing insideSt. George'sHamiltonDockyardN≈ 5 nmIllustrative chart — not for navigation

North Rock

North reef platform

Underwater view of North Rock reef, Bermuda
Depth
8–18 m
Bottom
Coral heads and sand channels
Tide
Best on the slack around high water — the channels flush hard mid-tide.

Bermuda's outer northern reef, well past the one-mile line. Big chub and hogfish patrol the heads.

Best gear for this site

  • JBL-style Travel Pole Spear
  • Low-Volume Freedive Mask
  • Long-Blade Freedive Fins
  • 3 mm Freedive Wetsuit
  • Dive Float, Flag & Line
Plan this dive

Opens the 7-day Bermuda tide planner on the season calendar.

Depths and positions are indicative and drawn for planning conversation only — never use this map for navigation. Confirm protected areas and seasonal closures with Bermuda's Department of Environment and Natural Resources before every trip.