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South Channel
Caye Caulker, Belize
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Max depth8 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
South Channel is a channel and reef dive site near Caye Caulker, Belize, Belize, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 8 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nurse sharks, stingrays, tarpon, jacks, 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
Chupare StingrayStyracura schmardae
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
TarponMegalops atlanticus
Checkered PufferSphoeroides testudineus
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Nearby sites
- 1Caye Caulker Marine Reserve1.0 km
- 2Hol Chan Marine Reserve14 km
- 3Esmeralda Canyon15 km
- 4Hol Chan Cut15 km
- 5Tuffy Canyon15 km
- 6Shark Ray Alley Hol Chan16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org