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Japanese Garden Grand Cayman
Coral Gables, Cayman Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth7 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Japanese Garden Grand Cayman is a reef dive site near Coral Gables, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 7 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters, sea fans, groupers. 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
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Caribbean Reef OctopusOctopus briareus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Longspine SquirrelfishHolocentrus rufus
Nearby sites
- 1Eagle Ray Pass1.3 km
- 2Big Dipper1.9 km
- 3Trinity Caves1.9 km
- 4Rainbow Reef2.0 km
- 5USS Kittiwake2.1 km
- 6Doc Poulson2.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org