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Balboa
Balboa Wreck · Rock Hole, Cayman Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Balboa is a wreck dive site near Rock Hole, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes lobsters, sea fans, groupers, nudibranchs, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Nearby sites
- 1Cali Ship Wreck0.4 km
- 2Devil’s Grotto North0.5 km
- 3Grand Cayman Eden Rock0.8 km
- 4Casuarina Point Reef Don Foster's Dive House Reef0.8 km
- 5Devil's Grotto1.3 km
- 6Sunset House Reef1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org