Elbow Cays 5
Protected Area
Cay Sal Marine Managed Area
Why dive here
With 623+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue sharks, bull sharks, dolphins and eagle rays - Elbow Cays 5 offers some of Bimini's richest reef diving. Water sits around 26°C.
Diving Alaska always feels like a proper adventure, and Escape Reefs gives you a taste of that wild, cold-water magic. It's less about vibrant corals and more about the intricate, rugged beauty of the northern Pacific. We’ve found the real show here is often closer to the reef itself – think colourful Spiral Bryozoan colonies clinging to the rock, and the sheer number of crustaceans like Roughpatch Shrimp and those hefty Dungeness Crabs scuttling about. Keep an eye out for foraging Pacific herring, and if you’re lucky, a Spotted Ratfish gliding by in the deeper sections. It's a spot that rewards slow, observant diving, perfect for those who appreciate the subtle details of a truly unique ecosystem.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Elbow Cays 5
Elbow Cays 5 Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Elbow Cays 5, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (23.82, -80.18) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
26.38°C
79°F
Air Temperature
29.12°C
84°F
Wind Speed
7.12 m/s
13.8 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1015.3 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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