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Spanish Bay Reef
Old Stores, Cayman Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Spanish Bay Reef is a reef dive site near Old Stores, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, stingrays, 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
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
LionfishPterois volitans
Caribbean Reef OctopusOctopus briareus
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Flamingo TongueCyphoma gibbosum
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Nearby sites
- 1Ghost Mountain1.2 km
- 2Turtle Reef / Macabuca - Grand Cayman2.7 km
- 3Turtle Farm Wall3.0 km
- 4Cobalt Ridge3.6 km
- 5Rainbow Reef3.6 km
- 6Bear’s Paw3.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org