Is it worth the trip?
73Good out of 100 for your dates
4 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 273, good
- Tue 373, good
- Wed 472, good
- Thu 573, good
- Fri 673, good
- Sat 773, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 972, good
- Tue 1069, good
- Wed 1169, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 73, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 0.1 mflat | 10 kn | 15kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 13kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 69, good | 0.6 m | 10 kn | 13kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 69, good | 0.9 m | 4 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
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
1 place
- Cenote Minotauro 5.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cenote Cristalino
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. 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 Playa del Carmen. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$658–US$1,210 each
about US$658–US$1,210 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$47–US$74 |
| 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$658–US$1,210 |
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: Playa del Carmen
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about 10 min by car · 317 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Playa del Carmen 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 10m
About 8h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CZM, direct, then 40 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Playa del Carmen · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Playa del Carmen · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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 7 records.
Hypanus americanusRay
Seen in 7 records.
Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensisRay
Seen in 7 records.
Bluehead wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 30 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis
Seen in 23 records, mostly Nov to Mar.
Blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Seen in 22 records, mostly Nov to Apr.
French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum
Seen in 15 records, mostly Nov to Mar.
Ocean surgeon Acanthurus tractus
Seen in 13 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
French angelfish Pomacanthus paru
Seen in 13 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Pink-tipped anemone Condylactis gigantea
Seen in 11 records, mostly Feb to Mar.
Yellowfin mojarra Gerres cinereus
Seen in 11 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Common sea fan Gorgonia ventalina
Seen in 11 records, mostly Feb to Mar.
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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