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Tiger Beach

West Grand Bahama, Bahamas · 5–15m · intermediate · exposed

Shallow sand flats offshore of Grand Bahama, dived for reliable encounters with tiger and lemon sharks.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 1.9m effective waves in the morning window.

Limiting factor: waves

Wave height
1.7–2m
Wave period
9.3–10.1s
Wind chop
0.1–0.4m
Sea temp
30–30.1°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Exposed — open water with nothing to block the swell, so it is scored at full height.

Next few days

  • TodayPoor — 1.9m effective waves in the morning window.poor
  • SundayMarginal — 1.4m effective waves in the morning window.marginal
  • MondayGood — 0.7m effective waves in the morning window.good

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Conditions today are poor, limited by wave height with 1.9m effective waves in the morning window. The raw sea state is running 1.7–2.0m with a period of 9.3–10.1 seconds. Water temperature sits at 30–30.1°C. This is an exposed site on shallow sand flats, so surface conditions will feel the impact. You'll need solid intermediate skills to work in these state.

Tiger and lemon sharks are commonly logged here, alongside Caribbean reef sharks and nurse sharks. Divers also record bluestriped grunts, yellowtail snappers, grey angelfish, and four-eyed butterflyfish. The shark encounters are what draw divers to the site, though no sighting is guaranteed. Weigh whether today's sea state suits your experience and comfort before you commit to the water.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

Species come from iNaturalist — research-grade sightings logged by divers, snorkelers, and naturalists nearby. The ranking reflects what people photograph most, not guaranteed abundance. Ask a local operator what's actually being seen. Species names link to iNaturalist for range maps, seasonality and more photos. Photos by iNaturalist contributors under Creative Commons licences — individual credit on hover.