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PUBLIC BEACH 35’-100’+ (11-30m+) Right off Cayman Brac’s SOUTH CAYMAN BRAC SIDE DIVE SITES (West to East):
Public Beach, coordinates unknown. Slopes to wall at 60’ (18m) FISHERIES To 50’ (15m) Shore-accessible snorkeling and begin-
depth, where the coral pinnacles have swim-throughs. Advanced ner scuba.
free divers like this spot.
WALBURT PLAYGROUND 30’-50’ (9-15m) TARPON REEF 30’-50’ (9-15m) Shallow spur and groove site
BAT CAVE 48’-100’ (14-30m) Shore dive. where tarpon hunt for juvenile fishes, otherwise known as sil-
CIO’S CRAIG (WILDERNESS WALL) 40’-100’ (12-30m) This is versides. Tiny redlip blennies and spotted scorpionfish are also
one of Cayman Brac’s most dramatic walls, with 50’ (15m) tall coral common.
pinnacles that top out at 80’ (24m) depth. It has horse-eye jacks, SGT. MAJOR REEF 30’-50’ (9-15m)
green sea turtles, stingrays and all kinds of reef fishes. SHARK HOLE 66’-100’ (20-30m)
NORBERT’S REEF 30’-50’ (9-15m) ANCHOR WALL 66’-100’ (20-30m) Beyond the reef top at 80’
PRINCE FREDERICK WRECK To 50’ (15m) Shore accessible (24m), a fluke anchor of a Spanish galleon sits wedged into the reef.
wreck dive, or snorkel. At the anchor a tunnel leads to a vertical wall that drops thousands
FOSTER’S WALL 48’-100’ (17-30m) of feet into the abyss. The wall hosts a super rich collection of black
SON OF ROCK MONSTER 66’-100’ (20-30m) coral
ROCK MONSTER CHIMNEY 66’-100’ (20-30m) The name TIARA TUNNELS (ORANGE CANYON) 66’-100’ (20-30m)
might sound scary, but it comes from the looks of the caves in the BUTTERFLY REEF 30’-45’ (9-13m)
140’ bluff (“brac”) on shore. This drop-off here is straight down CRAB VALLEY 66’-100’ (20-30m)
with coral chimneys leading divers down the wall. ANGEL REEF 80’-100’ (24-30m)
KEN’S MOUNTAIN 66’-100’ (20-30m)
BLUFF WALL 66’-100’ (20-30m)
