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Gun Cay
Port Royal, Jamaica
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Gun Cay is a reef dive site near Port Royal, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, sea fans, lobsters, octopus, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi- Clown WrasseHalichoeres maculipinna
- French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
- Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
- Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Nearby sites
- 1Rackhmans Cay0.8 km
- 2Port Royal Reef1.2 km
- 3West Middle Shoal1.5 km
- 4Drunkenmans Cay2.9 km
- 5Maiden Cay3.4 km
- 6South Cay4.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org