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San Benedicto Canyon
Socorro Islands, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth27 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–May
About this site
San Benedicto Canyon is a wall dive site, Colima, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 27 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, hammerhead sharks, dolphins, jacks, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spotted HawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Crosshatch TriggerfishXanthichthys mento
Pacific CreolefishCephalopholis colonus- Panama LightfishVinciguerria lucetia
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Manta RayMobula birostris- Brown ChubKyphosus pacificus
Nearby sites
- 1The Boiler0.9 km
- 2Fondeadero1.6 km
- 3Socorro el Boiler3.3 km
- 4Socorro Roca Partida41 km
- 5O'Neal Rock58 km
- 6The Aquarium59 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org