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Turneffe Atoll
Belize City, Belize
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Turneffe Atoll is a dive site near Belize City, Belize, Belize, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 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
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
LionfishPterois volitans
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Caribbean Reef OctopusOctopus briareus
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
Spiny Spider CrabMaguimithrax spinosissimus
Nearby sites
- 1Turneffe Elbow16 km
- 2Gallows Point Reef22 km
- 3Belize Barrier Reef24 km
- 4Rusty Barge Wreck28 km
- 5Saint George’s Caye29 km
- 6Great Blue Hole - Belize34 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org