Whale's Head
Dive site · Mexico
Is it worth the trip?
83Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 10 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 383, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 580, good
- Fri 682, good
- Sat 784, good
- Sun 883, good
- Mon 983, good
- Tue 1084, good
- Wed 1183, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 15 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 83, good | 0.8 m | 1 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | 0.8 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 80, good | 0.8 m | 11 kn | 16kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 82, good | 0.8 m | 5 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 84, good | 0.7 m | 1 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 83, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 14kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 83, good | 0.6 m | 7 kn | 18kn | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 84, good | 0.6 m | 4 kn | 12kn | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 83, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 13kn | 27°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:08 +0.4 mLow 10:59 −0.2 mHigh 16:42 +0.4 mLow 23:06 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:36 +0.5 mLow 11:47 −0.4 mHigh 17:43 +0.4 mLow 23:44 −0.5 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 06:04 +0.6 mLow 12:26 −0.6 mHigh 18:32 +0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
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Photos of Whale's Head
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Whale's Head
A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 km away. The sea is about 21°C in April, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Cabo San Lucas. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 6 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 15 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 km away.
Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 25 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$731–US$1,360 each
about US$731–US$1,360 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SJD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$255–US$530 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$376 |
| Total | about US$731–US$1,360 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Cabo San Lucas
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about 15 min by car · 193 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Cabo San Lucas its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 8h 55m
About 8h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SJD, direct, then 55 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Cabo San Lucas · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Cabo San Lucas · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Manta Scuba Diving 5.8 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliaeWhale or dolphin
Seen in 69 records, mostly Jan to Mar.
Sally lightfoot Grapsus grapsus
Seen in 3 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Happywhale - Humpback whale in North Pacific Ocean; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Happywhale - Gray whale in North Pacific Ocean. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.