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Tarpon Terrace
High Rock, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Max depth18.3 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Tarpon Terrace is a cavern and reef dive site near High Rock, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, lobsters, sea fans, moray eels, jacks. 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
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Black TriggerfishMelichthys niger
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1River of Sands0.3 km
- 2Lost Valley0.5 km
- 3Three Sisters Cayman0.6 km
- 4Dumbo's Drop Off0.8 km
- 5The Arch0.9 km
- 6Playing Field1.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org