Explore Seven Mile Beach

Situated on the western side of Grand Cayman, Seven Mile Beach attracts visitors all over the world with sparkling waters and incredible underwater topography. Scuba diving at Seven Mile Beach can find divers traversing dramatic deep walls at West Wall, exploring world-famous wrecks or gaining certifications through dive courses held in shallow sites.

Dive Caymans Seven Mile Beach from any one of the dive resorts and dive centres on the coastline or hop on visiting liveaboards departing from George Town to dive all three scenic Cayman Islands.

Top Regions to Explore

Kittiwake

The USS Kittiwake is one of the best-known wreck dives in the Caribbean. Its convenient location in

Dive Activity

Diving at Seven Mile Beach

Situated on the western side of Grand Cayman, Seven Mile Beach attracts visitors all over the world with sparkling waters and incredible underwater topography. Scuba diving at Seven Mile Beach can find divers traversing dramatic deep walls at West Wall, exploring world-famous wrecks or gaining certifications through dive courses held in shallow sites.

Dive Caymans Seven Mile Beach from any one of the dive resorts and dive centres on the coastline or hop on visiting liveaboards departing from George Town to dive all three scenic Cayman Islands.

Dive Centers

Indepth Watersports Ltd

Indepth Watersports Ltd

857 N W Point Road, West Bay, Cayman Islands

Dive Sites

Melissa H. (#2528645)
Wildlife Reef (★4.5)

Wildlife Reef (★4.5)

Long stretching coral fingers with big open sandy patches. Hardpan like bottom on shore side; plenty of reef or sand to explore in both directions.
Ocean Frontiers Ltd., KYI-1801 East End
USS Kittiwake (Wreck) (★4.7)

USS Kittiwake (Wreck) (★4.7)

The Kittiwake is one of the best-known wrecks in all of the Caribbean, if not the whole world, and sits just offshore from Seven Mile Beach. Due to its shallow depth (no deeper than 65 feet) it’s popular not only among scuba divers but freedivers and snorkelers as well.
Aqualung
Paradise Reef (★4.5)

Paradise Reef (★4.5)

This beautiful shallow reef site has lots of hard and soft corals, schooling horse eye jacks, turtles or a sleeping nurse shark nestled among the reef.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Aquarium - Grand Cayman (★4.5)

Aquarium - Grand Cayman (★4.5)

Just as the name suggests - it’s an aquarium of fish. This shallow dive site has the spur and groove formation with sand in the deeper water, and hardpan like bottom towards shore.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic
Doc Poulson (Wreck) (★4.3)

Doc Poulson (Wreck) (★4.3)

Doc Poulson is a purposefully sunk wreck as an artificial reef on the western part of Grand Cayman Island. This is a fun wreck to dive and a great night dive.

The best Months to dive at the Seven Mile Beach

As Seven Mile Beach is located on the leeward side of Grand Cayman, the sea here is almost always protected and calm. However, from June through to November, the island can experience hurricanes and the weather can be unpredictable. Aside from a freak hurricane, Seven Mile Beach diving is possible all-year-round.

Top Wildlife Sightings at the Seven Mile Beach

While scuba diving at Seven Mile Beach, divers are likely to see a number of hawksbill and green turtles resting in pristine coral gardens while smaller crustaceans and leopard flatworms hide in the reef. Among Nassau grouper and barracuda, eagle rays often swoop past in deep walled sites or can be seen in the shallow, feeding on macro life in the sandy seabed. Nurse sharks are witnessed patrolling sites while if you are very lucky, you may even see a hammerhead shark.

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 27

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Barracuda

Barracuda
206 Sightings
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18
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8
M
32
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15
M
19
J
15
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30
A
25
S
4
O
13
N
14
D
13

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Total number of species approx.: 200

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Moray Eel

Moray Eel
181 Sightings
J
13
F
24
M
23
A
22
M
16
J
13
J
14
A
7
S
13
O
7
N
9
D
20
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Green Turtle

Green Turtle
167 Sightings
J
18
F
16
M
21
A
14
M
9
J
13
J
28
A
8
S
12
O
2
N
17
D
9

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Total number of species approx.: 25

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Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray
131 Sightings
J
16
F
7
M
19
A
15
M
12
J
9
J
15
A
9
S
3
O
13
N
4
D
9
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Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle
64 Sightings
J
3
F
6
M
2
A
1
M
13
J
6
J
17
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
5
D
9

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Total number of species approx.: 600

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Wrasse

Wrasse
57 Sightings
J
9
F
1
M
9
A
7
M
6
J
0
J
3
A
9
S
5
O
5
N
1
D
2

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Total number of species approx.: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus

Octopus
51 Sightings
J
7
F
11
M
5
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
6
O
0
N
8
D
6
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Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle
43 Sightings
J
5
F
1
M
13
A
14
M
5
J
1
J
3
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 100

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Parrotfish

Parrotfish
368 Sightings
J
42
F
25
M
49
A
32
M
20
J
29
J
50
A
28
S
8
O
17
N
33
D
35

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Total number of species approx.: 90

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Angelfish

Angelfish
307 Sightings
J
25
F
17
M
43
A
27
M
22
J
29
J
47
A
26
S
7
O
13
N
25
D
26

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Total number of species approx.: 80

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Stingrays

Stingrays
267 Sightings
J
29
F
16
M
32
A
31
M
18
J
16
J
31
A
19
S
17
O
15
N
20
D
23

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Total number of species approx.: 12

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Lionfish

Lionfish
182 Sightings
J
11
F
8
M
22
A
16
M
8
J
15
J
28
A
15
S
8
O
18
N
18
D
15

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Total number of species approx.: 130

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Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish
180 Sightings
J
17
F
11
M
16
A
8
M
16
J
20
J
27
A
17
S
6
O
10
N
17
D
15

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Total number of species approx.: 130

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Pufferfish

Pufferfish
168 Sightings
J
21
F
14
M
25
A
11
M
8
J
8
J
17
A
19
S
7
O
13
N
14
D
11

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Total number of species approx.: 250

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Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets
165 Sightings
J
19
F
0
M
15
A
9
M
9
J
17
J
36
A
18
S
3
O
11
N
16
D
12

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Total number of species approx.: 7000

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Crab

Crab
115 Sightings
J
16
F
20
M
10
A
11
M
8
J
6
J
9
A
6
S
6
O
5
N
9
D
9

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Total number of species approx.: 85

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Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish
111 Sightings
J
13
F
9
M
21
A
11
M
7
J
0
J
8
A
13
S
4
O
5
N
12
D
8

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Total number of species approx.: 2

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Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark
110 Sightings
J
1
F
17
M
13
A
11
M
11
J
8
J
14
A
9
S
1
O
5
N
11
D
9

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Total number of species approx.: 60

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Spiny Lobster

Spiny Lobster
104 Sightings
J
12
F
19
M
9
A
14
M
5
J
4
J
13
A
10
S
3
O
4
N
3
D
8

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Total number of species approx.: 110

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Snapper

Snapper
91 Sightings
J
6
F
7
M
17
A
10
M
5
J
5
J
9
A
7
S
0
O
3
N
18
D
4

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish

Damselfish
91 Sightings
J
10
F
5
M
9
A
8
M
5
J
9
J
8
A
15
S
5
O
5
N
2
D
10

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Total number of species approx.: 40

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Triggerfish

Triggerfish
89 Sightings
J
10
F
5
M
17
A
10
M
6
J
5
J
13
A
5
S
1
O
6
N
3
D
8

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Total number of species approx.: 40

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Jackfish

Jackfish
77 Sightings
J
13
F
0
M
9
A
2
M
8
J
3
J
10
A
12
S
1
O
5
N
10
D
4

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Total number of species approx.: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts
77 Sightings
J
5
F
5
M
1
A
8
M
8
J
10
J
8
A
15
S
4
O
6
N
1
D
6

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Total number of species approx.: 55

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Lobster

Lobster
74 Sightings
J
7
F
9
M
10
A
6
M
4
J
8
J
12
A
2
S
0
O
2
N
6
D
8

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Total number of species approx.: 3

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Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish
72 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
4
A
9
M
7
J
4
J
9
A
8
S
0
O
6
N
4
D
13

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Total number of species approx.: 90

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Goatfish

Goatfish
62 Sightings
J
7
F
4
M
4
A
1
M
6
J
4
J
9
A
13
S
1
O
3
N
4
D
6

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

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Squirrelfish

Squirrelfish
60 Sightings
J
6
F
3
M
12
A
0
M
8
J
9
J
3
A
6
S
0
O
1
N
8
D
4

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Total number of species approx.: 30

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Sand Eel

Sand Eel
47 Sightings
J
7
F
3
M
1
A
3
M
3
J
0
J
13
A
3
S
2
O
2
N
5
D
5

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

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Soldierfish

Soldierfish
47 Sightings
J
2
F
4
M
2
A
5
M
5
J
2
J
9
A
7
S
0
O
1
N
7
D
3

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Total number of species approx.: 25

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Boxfish

Boxfish
28 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
5
A
5
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
2
D
2

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Total number of species approx.: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish

Bannerfish
28 Sightings
J
6
F
3
M
0
A
3
M
2
J
0
J
5
A
5
S
0
O
1
N
1
D
2

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Total number of species approx.: 2

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Tarpon

Tarpon
27 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
7
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
11
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
1

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Total number of species approx.: 3400

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Shrimp

Shrimp
27 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
5
A
5
M
6
J
0
J
1
A
1
S
3
O
2
N
1
D
2

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Total number of species approx.: 28

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Clownfish

Clownfish
24 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
3
J
1
J
7
A
2
S
6
O
0
N
0
D
1

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Total number of species approx.: 120

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Flounder

Flounder
21 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
4
A
8
M
2
J
1
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
1
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

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Emperor

Emperor
17 Sightings
J
2
F
2
M
1
A
1
M
2
J
0
J
1
A
5
S
0
O
1
N
1
D
1
Alamy-WaterFrame
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse
13 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 300

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Squid

Squid
12 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
7
A
1
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 20

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Porcupinefish

Porcupinefish
10 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
4
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
1