Cemetery Reef, Cayman Islands
About Cemetery Reef
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Open Water divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Little Cayman. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
Scuba Shack 1.3 km
Reef Divers 21 km
Little Cayman Divers 22 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
Water about 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (over 30 m).
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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From Chicago: about 10 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to GCM, direct.
See flights ORD → GCM · Skyscanner from about £205 returnAdGetting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Cemetery Reef.
Accommodation.
Stay in Little CaymanAd
Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
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Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Distances are straight lines unless a drive is given: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 13.
The score for Open Water divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 13kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 11kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 79, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 16kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 11kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 14kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 7 kn | 13kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 11kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 10kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 8kn |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.
The season
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7
- Feb5of 7
- Mar6of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct6of 7
- Nov5of 7
- Dec5of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Rough cost
About £630–£1,180 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.
- Flights £205–£430
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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