All resultsExplore/Jamaica/Arches (Negril)
Arches (Negril)
Orange Bay, Jamaica
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Arches (Negril) is a cave dive site near Orange Bay, Hanover, Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, lobsters, jacks, sea fans, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
- Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus- Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
- French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
- Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
- Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurus
- Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Nearby sites
- 1Cayman Trench Edge0.8 km
- 2The Point (Negril)1.2 km
- 3The Throne Room2.0 km
- 4Shallow Plane Wreck2.1 km
- 5Bucknors Reef29 km
- 6Reading Reef45 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org