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Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Playa del Carmen 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 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, barracuda, 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
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Nearby sites
- 1Chun Zumbul0.3 km
- 2Pargo Cave0.4 km
- 3Shangri La - Playa del Carmen0.9 km
- 4Jardines1.2 km
- 5Bullshark Site1.3 km
- 6Shark Point - Playa del Carmen1.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org