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Tormentos Reef
Cozumel, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Tormentos Reef is a reef dive site near Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, lobsters, nurse sharks, sea turtles, jacks. 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
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Great BarracudaSphyraena barracuda
Nearby sites
- 1Yucab Reef0.4 km
- 2Chankanaab Reef0.7 km
- 3Las Palamas1.3 km
- 4Santa Rosa Shallows1.3 km
- 5Santa Rosa Wall1.4 km
- 6Casa Blanca1.6 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