Snapper Point is a finger-formation reef on Cayman Brac's south shore, coral ridges running out with sandy channels between them. The top of the reef sits at about 9 m and the site bottoms out at 21 m, with current often running. Lemon rays and lobsters use the structure, horse-eyed jacks pass over it, and jawfish hold in the rubble at the bottom.
Where it is and how deep
19.6818° N, 79.8986° WPublished position for this site.
The dive
The reef here is built in fingers — coral ridges running out with sandy channels between them — the top of the structure at about 9 m and the deepest sand at 21 m. There is often current at Snapper Point, so the dive is normally planned around it: get down promptly, work along or between the fingers with the flow behind you, and treat it as a moving dive rather than a circuit back to a fixed point.
The channels are the productive part. Lobsters back into the coral edges, lemon rays lie on the sand, and trumpet fish work along the reef, while jawfish hold in the rubble at the bottom of the fingers, which rewards a slow pass with a light. Horse-eyed jacks and angelfish pass over the ridges. Finish over the top of the reef at about 9 m, which gives the dive a long shallow tail.
Marine life and season
- Stingrays
- Trevally & jacks
- Macro critters
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime |
Season follows Cayman Brac: Seas are calmest Nov–May; Aug–Oct is hurricane season, when sites often move to whichever shore is in the lee.
Know before you go
- Current is common here — drop up-current of the fingers, plan the dive to run with the flow, and stay in touch with the boat rather than trying to swim back against it.
Sources
- Snapper Point - Cayman Brac — Scubago
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