Cascade Wall
Dive site
Cascade Wall is a dramatic vertical drop on Grand Cayman's southwest point where the reef crest at 15 m plunges in a near-vertical face past 40 m and beyond sport diving limits. The wall surface is textured with overlapping layers of plate coral and deep-water sea fans that give it the cascading appearance the site is named for, and enormous barrel sponges crowd every available ledge. The southwest point creates a gentle current convergence that delivers nutrients and attracts eagle rays and the occasional hammerhead. The proximity to both the north and south walls makes it a natural junction site on two-tank liveaboard itineraries.
Conditions
Depth
12 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
skin or 1mm
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Vis (m) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
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