Stake Bay, Cayman Brac tide times

The MV Captain Keith Tibbetts is a Cuban Koni-class frigate, approximately 100 metres long, deliberately sunk as an artificial reef off the northwest coast of Cayman Brac in September 1996. The wreck sits at 18 to 28 metres depth, oriented north-south, and is thoroughly colonised with hard and soft coral. It is the most popular dive site on Cayman Brac and one of the most visited wreck dives in the Cayman Islands overall. Open Water certified divers can explore the shallow deck sections at 18 to 20 metres; the deeper stern section requires advanced or rescue certification. Barracuda, grouper, and eagle rays are regular sightings on the wreck.

The Bluff is the 42-metre limestone escarpment that runs the length of the eastern half of Cayman Brac. It forms a dramatic north-coast sea cliff where the escarpment meets the shore, and a more gradual inland slope on the south side. The Bluff Trail network on top of the escarpment is the main hiking area on the island; the North Bluff Trail exits at the cliff edge above the sea, with views of the north coast reef and the Caribbean. The rock caves and crevices in the cliff face have historically been used as shelter during hurricanes by the island's population. The highest point of The Bluff — 43 metres above sea level — is the highest point in the Cayman Islands.

Mixed semidiurnal, spring range roughly 0.4 to 0.6 metres. The north coast at Stake Bay is more exposed than the south coast beaches and picks up the northeast trade swell more directly; wave height rather than tide state is the primary variable for swimming and snorkelling access on this coast. Spring tides coincide with new and full moons; the tidal current at the fringing reef is mild, running at 0.2 to 0.4 knots and reversing with the flood-ebb cycle.

Open-Meteo Marine, a free gridded global ocean model. Accuracy is typically within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 metres on height. The Cayman Islands Meteorological Service publishes weather and marine forecasts for all three Cayman islands. Cayman Brac runs on a similar tidal phase to Little Cayman, with the nearest authoritative gauge reference at George Town, Grand Cayman, approximately 90 km to the west.

No. The north coast of Cayman Brac has a fringing reef and ironshore coast that require current chart data for vessel navigation. The MV Captain Keith Tibbetts wreck site is a designated dive site with mooring buoys but is not a harboured approach. For vessel navigation around Cayman Brac, use the Caribbean Hydrographic Institute charts and the Cayman Islands Port Authority guidance. Open-Meteo Marine gridded predictions are not authoritative navigational data.