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Punta Betin
Santa Marta, Colombia
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Punta Betin is a wall and wreck dive site near Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, sea turtles, lionfish, groupers, octopus. 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
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
LionfishPterois volitans
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
Nearby sites
- 1Barcazas0.3 km
- 2El Morro de Santa Marta1.2 km
- 3El Morro Tec1.2 km
- 4Playa Vaca2.4 km
- 5Remanso3.0 km
- 6Punta Venado3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org