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Barracuda Reef
Dive site · Mexico
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
89Good out of 100 for your dates
5 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 389, good
- Wed 489, good
- Thu 589, good
- Fri 689, good
- Sat 789, good
- Sun 888, good
- Mon 988, good
- Tue 1088, good
- Wed 1188, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Nswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 9 kn | 14kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 12kn | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 9 kn | 13kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 11kn | 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 04:34 +0.1 mLow 10:32 −0.1 mHigh 16:48 +0.1 mLow 22:46 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:23 +0.1 mLow 11:10 −0.1 mHigh 17:23 +0.1 mLow 23:29 −0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 06:08 +0.1 mLow 11:43 −0.0 mHigh 17:55 +0.1 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
the site and its town
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More diving near here
5 places
- San Juan Reef 4.4 km away
- Cantarell Sand Reef 5.4 km away
- Villa Blanca Wall 10.7 km away
- Wreck C-53 16.2 km away
- Paraiso Reef 20.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Barracuda Reef
A wall dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.5 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Cozumel. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 7.5 km away.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul (over 30 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$631–US$1,170 each
about US$631–US$1,170 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 ORD to CZM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$228–US$470 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| 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$631–US$1,170 |
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: Cozumel
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about 15 min by car · 169 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Cozumel 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 7h 50m
About 7h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CZM, direct, then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → CZM on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Cozumel · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Cozumel · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Cozumel Dive School 7.5 km
Roberta's Scuba Shack 11 km
Scuba Life Cozumel 13 km
Xico Dive Center 17 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
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratumShark
Seen in 12 records, mostly Dec to Apr.
Hypanus americanusRay
Seen in 12 records, mostly Feb to Apr.
Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensisRay
Seen in 9 records.
Bluehead wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 48 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 35 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis
Seen in 34 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Common sea fan Gorgonia ventalina
Seen in 21 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum
Seen in 21 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
French angelfish Pomacanthus paru
Seen in 21 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Ocean surgeon Acanthurus tractus
Seen in 20 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
White grunt Haemulon plumierii
Seen in 18 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Smooth trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter
Seen in 18 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
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: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; INSDC Sequences. Credits
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