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Punta Sur Reef
Punta Sur - Devil's Throat · Cozumel, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth38 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Punta Sur Reef is a cave and reef dive site near Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 38 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, nurse sharks, stingrays, eagle rays, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis- French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis- Bar JackCaranx ruber
- Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Nearby sites
- 1Colombia Reef1.8 km
- 2Colombia Deep2.1 km
- 3Chun Chacaaab Reef2.4 km
- 4Chunchacah2.8 km
- 5Maracaibo Reef2.9 km
- 6Paso El Cedral Reef3.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
