Diving in Grand Cayman
Explore 96 dive sites in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Ocean conditions, marine species, and dive centres.
Best Time to Dive in Grand Cayman
The warmest water temperatures in Grand Cayman occur in September, averaging 30.4°C. The coolest conditions are in February at 26.9°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 27.3°C
- February: 26.9°C
- March: 27.0°C
- April: 27.7°C
- May: 28.7°C
- June: 29.2°C
- July: 29.8°C
- August: 30.3°C
- September: 30.4°C
- October: 30.0°C
- November: 29.0°C
- December: 28.0°C
Marine Life in Grand Cayman
Home to 332 recorded species including 276 reef fish, 30 hard corals, 5 other, 5 seagrass & algae, 4 whales & dolphins, 4 sharks & rays.
Dive Site Difficulty in Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman has 3 beginner dive sites - suitable for divers of all levels.
Recommended Packing List for Grand Cayman
Based on average water temperature of 28.7°C, currents 9 cm/s.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 29°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories
Marine Protected Areas in Grand Cayman
- Head of Barkers - Flats (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- West Bay Cemetery - Victoria House (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- South Sound (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- North Sound (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Bat Cave Beach - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Frank Sound RpZ (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Cayman Dive Lodge (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Radio Mast - Sand Bluff (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Spotter Bay - Anchors Point (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Spanish Cove Resort - Jetty (Grand Cayman) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- North West Point - West Bay Cemetery (Grand Cayman) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- Victoria House- Treasure Island Resort (Grand Cayman) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- Bowse Bluff - Rum Point (Grand Cayman) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- Little Sound (Grand Cayman) - Environmental Zone (IUCN Category Ib)
- Spott Bay (Cayman Brac) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Salt Water Point - Beach Point RpZ (Cayman Brac) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Coral Isle Club (Cayman Brac) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Mary's Bay - East Point (Little Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- South Hole Sound (Little Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Scotts Anchorage - White Bay (Cayman Brac) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- Dick Sessingers Bay - Beach Point (Cayman Brac) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- Jennifer Bay - Deep Well (Cayman Brac) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- Bloody Bay - Jackson Point (Little Cayman) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- Preston Bay - Main Channel MP (Little Cayman) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- Treasure Island Resort - Old Pageant Beach (Grand Cayman) - Replenishment Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Old Pageant Beach - Sand Cay Apartments (Grand Cayman) - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
- No Diving Zone (West) - No Diving Zones (IUCN Category IV)
- No Diving Zone (East) - No Diving Zones (IUCN Category IV)
- Little Cayman East - Grouper Spawning Site (IUCN Category IV)
- Little Cayman West - Grouper Spawning Site (IUCN Category IV)
- Cayman Brac East - Grouper Spawning Site (IUCN Category IV)
- Cayman Brac West - Grouper Spawning Site (IUCN Category IV)
- Grand Cayman East - Grouper Spawning Site (IUCN Category IV)
- Grand Cayman West - Grouper Spawning Site (IUCN Category IV)
- 12 - Mile Bank East - Grouper Spawning Site (IUCN Category IV)
- 12 - Mile Bank West - Grouper Spawning Site (IUCN Category IV)
- Sandbar Prohibited Scuba Diving Zone - Prohibited Scuba Diving Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Sandbar Wildlife Interaction Zone - Wildlife Interaction Zone (IUCN Category IV)
- Stingray City Wildlife Interaction Zone - Wildlife Interaction Zone (IUCN Category IV)
Getting to Grand Cayman - Nearest Airports
- Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM), George Town - 11 km away, approx 26 min travel time
- Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Montego Bay - 369 km away, approx 418 min travel time
- Abel Santamaria International Airport (SNU), Santa Clara - 375 km away, approx 424 min travel time
Dive Sites
- Anchor Point (19.3582, -81.1319)
- Anchor Point (19.3582, -81.1319)
- Angelfish Reef - Grand Cayman (19.3460, -81.3919)
- Angelfish Reef - Grand Cayman (19.3460, -81.3919)
- Aquarium - Grand Cayman (19.3449, -81.3910)
- Aquarium - Grand Cayman (19.3449, -81.3910)
- Armchair Reef (19.2795, -81.3942)
- Armchair Reef (19.2795, -81.3942)
- Babylon, Cayman (19.3533, -81.1643)
- Babylon, Cayman (19.3533, -81.1643)
- Balboa (Wreck) (19.2972, -81.3864)
- Balboa (Wreck) (19.2972, -81.3864)
- Bear’s Paw (19.3979, -81.3602)
- Bear’s Paw (19.3979, -81.3602)
- Big Dipper (19.3659, -81.4108)
- Big Dipper (19.3659, -81.4108)
- Black Forest - Grand Cayman (19.2711, -81.3957)
- Black Forest - Grand Cayman (19.2711, -81.3957)
- Black Rock Reef (19.3563, -81.1050)
- Black Rock Reef (19.3563, -81.1050)
- Blue Pinnacles (19.3938, -81.3456)
- Blue Pinnacles (19.3938, -81.3456)
- Bonnie's Arch (19.2222, -81.2517)
- Bonnie's Arch (19.2222, -81.2517)
- Breaker’s Cutback (19.2886, -81.1938)
- Breaker’s Cutback (19.2886, -81.1938)
- Bullwinkle East (19.2655, -81.3603)
- Bullwinkle East (19.2655, -81.3603)
- Cali Ship Wreck - 10-30m (19.2985, -81.3829)
- Caribbean Club Sand Chute (19.3321, -81.3916)
- CARRIE LEE - 55m (19.2817, -81.3975)
- Castle Wall (19.3846, -81.3150)
- Christina's Wall (19.2615, -81.3740)
- Chub Hole (19.3505, -81.0845)
- Cobalt Ridge - 10-30m (19.3745, -81.4206)
- Devil’s Grotto North (19.2928, -81.3875)
- Disneyworld (19.2737, -81.3934)
- Diving Center (21.6232, -81.5636)
- Doc Poulson (Wreck) (19.3605, -81.3991)
- Eagle Ray Pass (19.3838, -81.3249)
- Eagle Ray Rock (19.2741, -81.3952)
- Eagles Nest (19.3407, -81.3903)
- Easy Street (19.2207, -81.2495)
- Gary’s Wall (19.2637, -81.3664)
- Grand Cayman (19.2893, -81.3776)
- Grouper Grotto - 17m (19.2963, -81.0860)
- GULFSTAR - 2m (19.3000, -81.3833)
- Hepp’s Pipeline (19.2317, -81.2498)
- Jax Dax (19.3408, -81.3900)
- Kathleen’s Reef - 21m (19.3585, -81.1235)
- Kelly’s Caverns (19.2913, -81.1460)
- Killer Pillar (19.3246, -81.3914)
- KIRK PRIDE - 6m (19.2990, -81.3836)
- Laura's Reef (19.2655, -81.3625)
- Lighthouse Wall (19.2936, -81.0939)
- Little Bluff Reef (19.3564, -81.1387)
- Little House on the Prairie (19.2912, -81.1481)
- Lone Star Reef (19.3270, -81.3909)
- Maggie’s Maze (19.2912, -81.1448)
- McCurly’s Wall (19.3537, -81.1636)
- Meridian Drop (19.3341, -81.3917)
- Mermaid Reef (19.2858, -81.3922)
- NEWTON - 0m (19.2646, -81.3779)
- North West Point (19.2216, -81.2524)
- Old Issac’s (19.2952, -81.0895)
- Orange Canyon (19.2212, -81.2508)
- ORO VERDE - 15m (19.3385, -81.3904)
- Oro Verde (Wreck) (19.3382, -81.3904)
- Pallas (19.2625, -81.3803)
- Paradise Reef (19.3392, -81.3899)
- Pat’s Wall - 25-40m (19.2929, -81.0890)
- Playing Field (19.2928, -81.1050)
- Rainbow Reef - 10-30m (19.3679, -81.4124)
- RHAPSODY - 7m (19.3122, -81.3933)
- RIDGEFIELD - 7m (19.3060, -81.0781)
- RIMANDI MIBAJU - 3m (19.3161, -81.0753)
- River of Sands (19.2906, -81.1258)
- Schoolhouse Reef (19.2355, -81.2422)
- Smith Cove (19.2758, -81.3932)
- Snapper Hole (19.3441, -81.0778)
- Spanish Bay Reef (19.3959, -81.3951)
- Split Rock (19.3587, -81.1125)
- Stingray City (19.3860, -81.3980)
- Stingray City (19.3860, -81.3980)
- Stingray City - Grand Cayman (19.3845, -81.3434)
- Sunset House Reef (19.2866, -81.3913)
- Sunset Reef (19.3066, -81.0825)
- The Maze (19.2940, -81.0923)
- Three Sisters Cayman (19.2885, -81.1177)
- Trinity Caves (19.3648, -81.4072)
- Turtle Farm Wall (19.3812, -81.4186)
- Turtle Reef / Macabuca - Grand Cayman (19.3829, -81.4169)
- USS KITTIWAKE - 18m (19.3618, -81.4016)
- USS Kittiwake Shipwreck (19.3621, -81.4013)
- Wild Hammer (19.2004, -81.2337)
- Wildlife Reef - 5-20m (19.3312, -81.3898)
Dive Centres
- Atlantis Dive Center - https://lobsterpotdivecenter.com
- Divers Down - https://www.diversdown.net/
- Divers Supply
- Divetech
- Diving Center - https://www.cayolargo.net/scubadiving.html
- Don Foster's Dive Cayman, Ltd. - https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/cayman-islands/don-fosters-dive-cayman-ltd/
- Indepth Watersports Ltd - https://www.indepthwatersports.com
- Living the Dream Divers
- Ocean Frontiers
- OCTOPUS - https://www.divessi.com/divecenter/809974
- Silver Thatch Watersports - https://silverthatchwatersports.com/
- SUNSET DIVERS - https://www.sunsethouse.com
- Tortuga Divers