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Palace Reef
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataSep
About this site
Palace Reef is a reef dive site near Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes cuttlefish, moray eels, lobsters, sea fans, stingrays. 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
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Nearby sites
- 1Twin wreck2.3 km
- 2Tikila Beach2.5 km
- 3Villablanca Wall2.7 km
- 4Julio Kin Scuba shore dive2.7 km
- 5Paraiso Reef3.0 km
- 6Puerto de Abrigo3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org