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Punta Sur
Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataSep
About this site
Punta Sur is a drift dive site near Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes whale sharks, sea fans, lobsters, sea turtles, nurse sharks. 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
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Nearby sites
- 1El Garrafon0.9 km
- 2Manchones I1.0 km
- 3Musa Cancun Underwater Museum of Art1.5 km
- 4Musa1.7 km
- 5Manchones National Park1.8 km
- 6C583.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org