The Bahamas · Great Exuma and the Exuma Cays
Fast Exuma drift through a tidal cut with sharks, rays and reef life.
Fast Exuma drift through a tidal cut with sharks, rays and reef life.
This site is typically dived with a liveaboard or experienced boat crew that can time the cut and manage pickup.
Wax Cut Drift is a fast, boat-only drift in the Exuma Cays that divers visit for the rush of moving water, bright reef structure and regular shark and ray encounters. The route runs through a narrow cut where current carries you past sea fans and coral before the dive eases onto sand and seagrass near the exit. Timing matters here: crews plan entries around tide and weather, and most divers tackle it from a liveaboard or other fully supported boat.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Treat Wax Cut as a guided drift and follow the crew's tide-based plan for entry and pickup. Strong moving water, remote boat-only access and occasional shark traffic make it a poor site for unguided exploration.
Access Restrictions
Wax Cut Drift is normally reached by liveaboard or other dedicated support boat rather than as a casual shore or day-boat pickup.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Divers usually negative-enter or start promptly from the boat, let the current move them through the cut, then finish over sand and seagrass near the pickup area.
Snorkeling
Wax Cut Drift is not a casual float snorkel; only attempt it when a professional crew explicitly offers it under suitable tide and weather conditions.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
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