Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
77Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Sea 1.5 m, Visibility about 30 m, Water 27 °C
Mon 2 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.5 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.6 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.1 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.9 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.7 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.1 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 285, good
- Tue 379, good
- Wed 466, good
- Thu 570, good
- Fri 674, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 968, good
- Tue 1079, good
- Wed 1168, good
The site in six facts
- Down to 40 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces NWswell from there reaches it
- Best in Jul7 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 85, good | 1.5 m | 10 kn | 13kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 79, good | 1.6 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 66, good | 2.1 m | 11 kn | 14kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 70, good | 1.9 m | 9 kn | 12kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 74, good | 1.8 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | 1.7 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | 2.1 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 68, good | 2.0 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 79, good | 1.7 m | 5 kn | 10kn | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 68, good | 2.0 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:31 +0.2 mLow 09:36 −0.0 mHigh 15:17 +0.3 mLow 22:22 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:06 +0.4 mLow 10:55 −0.2 mHigh 16:44 +0.4 mLow 23:12 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:37 +0.5 mLow 11:45 −0.4 mHigh 17:44 +0.5 mLow 23:50 −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.
Best time to go
best in Jul
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About San Benedicto Canyon
A wall dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best month is usually July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Cabo San Lucas, 409 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 40 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Much the same all year (about 30 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 409 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest beds: Cabo San Lucas, 409 km.
See places to stay near Cabo San Lucas, 409 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
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In the water
Dives and courses in San Benedicto Canyon · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in San Benedicto Canyon · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 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.
Silvertip shark Carcharhinus albimarginatusShark
Seen in 5 records.
Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesusShark
Seen in 4 records.
Cephalopholis colonus
Seen in 19 records, mostly Dec.
Mexican hogfish Bodianus diplotaenia
Seen in 15 records, mostly Dec.
Clarion Angelfish Holacanthus clarionensis
Seen in 13 records, mostly Dec.
Blue-throat Trigger Xanthichthys mento
Seen in 12 records, mostly Dec.
Caranx melampygus
Seen in 9 records.
Black Jack Caranx lugubris
Seen in 7 records.
Forcepsfish Forcipiger flavissimus
Seen in 7 records.
Gold-rim Tang Acanthurus nigricans
Seen in 6 records.
Epinephelus clippertonensis
Seen in 6 records.
Blue and gold snapper Lutjanus viridis
Seen in 6 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: 03b90531-6754-4719-a3ba-612f8cfc5818. Credits
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