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Mahahual Reef
Buceando Mahahual · Quintana Roo, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Mahahual Reef is a reef dive site, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, stingrays, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
SchoolmasterLutjanus apodus
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Nearby sites
- 1Acuario0.7 km
- 2Simio Bipolar1.2 km
- 3La China Nómada1.8 km
- 4Banco Chinchorro40 km
- 5Xcalak50 km
- 6La Poza, Xcalak52 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org