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Chattham Reef
Montego Bay, Jamaica

Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Chattham Reef is a reef dive site near Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, dolphins, lionfish, moray eels. 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
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Nearby sites
- 1Sergant Major Reef0.2 km
- 2The Point0.2 km
- 3Basket Reef0.5 km
- 4Widowmaker's Cave0.5 km
- 5Montego Bay1.2 km
- 6The Coral Gardens1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org