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Santa Maria Bay
Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp22–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJun
About this site
Santa Maria Bay is a reef dive site near Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, jacks, moray eels, groupers, sea lions. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris- Sunset WrasseThalassoma grammaticum
Nearby sites
- 1Gavilanes1.3 km
- 2Blow Hole2.3 km
- 3Chileno Bay2.5 km
- 4Whale's Head5.4 km
- 5Palmilla6.2 km
- 6Land's End6.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org