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El Cantil
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth23 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
El Cantil is a dive site near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 23 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, stingrays, sea turtles, moray eels, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru- Feather Black CoralPlumapathes pennacea
Nearby sites
- 1Bullshark Site1.0 km
- 2Shark Point - Playa del Carmen1.1 km
- 3Jardines1.1 km
- 4Shangri La - Playa del Carmen1.4 km
- 5Chun Zumbul1.9 km
- 6Playa del Carmen Bull Sharks2.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org