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Rainbow Reef
Coral Gables, Cayman Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Rainbow Reef 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 9 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, soft corals, nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters. 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
- 1Big Dipper0.3 km
- 2Trinity Caves0.6 km
- 3Cobalt Ridge1.1 km
- 4Eagle Ray Pass1.2 km
- 5USS Kittiwake1.3 km
- 6Turtle Farm Wall1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org