San Juan & North Coast · San Juan
Figure Eight
Also known as: Figure 8 · Figure 8 Reef · Figure of Eight
- Depth
- 15–25 ft (5–8 m)
- Access
- Shore dive
- Type
- Reef
- Confidence
- Low confidence
Overview
Figure Eight is a shore-dive reef in San Juan, with parking reported at the Escambrón public beach lot. A user-contributed listing describes an old wall with rubble and coral-covered boulders, poorer visibility inside the wall than outside, and sightings of seahorses and arrow crabs. A 1998 guide gave depths of 15–25 ft; current depth information is limited.[1]
Safety considerations
No site-specific hazards are recorded in our sources. That does not mean there are none.
Ocean conditions change daily. Dive within your training, plan with current local information and consider a local professional guide. Full safety note.
Depth reports by source
| Reported | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 15–25 ft (5–8 m) | Colleen Ryan & Brian Savage / Complete Dive Guide Publications[1] | Historical (1998) |
Historical record
What a historical source reported at the time. Not verified as current — access, moorings, reef condition and names may have changed.
Listed as “Figure of Eight” · 15–25 ft (5–8 m) · 1998[1]
- shore — beach entry; swim out under a pier
- reef
- sand and seagrass beds with algae patches leading to reef
- pier pilings give shelter for marine life
- anemones and corallimorphs on hard substrate
Sources & verification
Last researched: 2026-10-04 · Last independently verified: not yet field-verified · Confidence: Low confidence
- 1.The Complete Diving Guide: The Caribbean, Volume 3 (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands) — Colleen Ryan & Brian Savage / Complete Dive Guide Publications (1998) · Historical guide · Tier 3: Corroborating · historical
Facts are summarised in our own words from the sources above; we do not reproduce operators’ or publishers’ descriptions. How confidence is assigned.