Cayo Sal Wall
Dive site
A genuine Caribbean wall that drops from a coral-capped lip at 12 metres into the blue. The upper reef is dense with sea fans and black coral bushes; the wall face is plastered in orange and yellow encrusting sponges that give it a vivid palette rarely matched in the region. Green and hawksbill turtles work the wall face hunting sponges, while southern stingrays rest on the sandy channel floor below. Long-spined sea urchins signal the health of this reef — they are abundant, a sure sign of low fishing pressure and algae control doing its job.
Conditions
Depth
12 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
24 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Vis (m) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Green sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Southern stingray
Photo: Kerry Lewis · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
French angelfish
Photo: LASZLO ILYES · CC BY
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Black coral
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Long-spined sea urchin
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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