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Mermaid Reef
George Town, Cayman Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Mermaid Reef is a reef dive site near George Town, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, nudibranchs, lobsters, 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
- 1Sunset House Reef0.1 km
- 2Casuarina Point Reef Don Foster's Dive House Reef0.7 km
- 3Armchair Reef0.7 km
- 4Devil’s Grotto North0.9 km
- 5Grand Cayman Eden Rock1.0 km
- 6Smith Cove1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org