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Gladden Wall

Gladden Spit · Belize

The outer edge of the Belize Barrier Reef drops into a sheer vertical wall at Gladden, plunging beyond 300 metres into the deep Caribbean. Enormous sea fans and black coral trees colonise the wall face below 18 metres, and the blue water column alongside teems with silky sharks, oceanic triggerfish, and — during the spawning full moons — the whale sharks that made Gladden famous. Even without the seasonal spectacle this is one of the most dramatic wall dives in the western Caribbean.

Conditions

Depth

10 to 40 m

Advanced depths

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

20 to 30 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

25 to 30°C

3mm wetsuit

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	25	25	26	27	28	29	29	29	29	28	27	25
Vis (m)	20	20	20	20	15	15	20	15	15	15	20	20
Current	Moderate	Moderate	Strong	Strong	Strong	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Gentle	Gentle	Moderate	Moderate