Currents near shore are usually light, and the shallow reef and rocks surrounding the beach to both sides are great for snorkelers and beginning divers, providing various small caves and abundant fish life. The Black Sand Beach Wreck (marked by a buoy) lies upside down on a sandy bottom in 20 feet of water about 150 yards straight out from the beach. The wreck is just over a hundred feet long, and used to be a fishing boat with onboard freezer holds. Named the Catherine, she was sunk by Captain Goodlife in 1993 to honor his father captain Erik by creating an artificial reef. It's populated by Snappers, Scorpion Fish, Peacock Flounders, and nice growths of Brain Coral and Sponges. The flat sands surrounding the wreck support large colonies of garden eels swaying together as they search for food, always keeping their tail inside their hole.

When approached by divers they disappear back into their holes, making it challenging to capture a good photo.Continue on past the wreck across the flat sands for another five minutes, and you will reach the reef wall. Currents here vary, so make sure you have agreed on a dive plan with the boat captain. Starting at 30 feet and dropping well below 100 feet, the reef here offers many of the same attractions as found in the nearby Mushroom Forest, with large Plate and Star Corals looming along the wall like giant mushrooms.