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Yucab Reef
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Yucab 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 17 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, stingrays, moray eels. 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
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Boulder Star CoralOrbicella annularis
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Thin Leaf Lettuce CoralAgaricia tenuifolia
Nearby sites
- 1Tormentos0.6 km
- 2No-name Reef1.0 km
- 3Felipe Xicotencatl C-53 Wreck1.3 km
- 4Chankanaab Bolones1.7 km
- 5Chankanaab1.7 km
- 6Punta Tunich2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org