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Kennedy, Mexico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 97 km.

About Kennedy

It goes down to 35 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE 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 15°C in March, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For experienced divers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and February, about 4. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 97 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, 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.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

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Water about 19°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 6 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 6 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), direct.

    See flights MDW → SAN · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Kennedy.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 97 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: Sea 1 m. Wind 2 kn gusting 10.

The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Kennedy
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct72, good1.1 m6 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct55, good1.4 m3 kn7kn
Tue 20Oct51, good1.5 m5 kn8kn
Wed 21Oct57, good1.4 m6 kn12kn
Thu 22Oct57, good1.3 m4 kn18kn
Fri 23Oct51, good1.5 m6 kn12kn
Sat 24Oct71, good1.1 m5 kn10kn
Sun 25Oct80, good1.0 m2 kn10kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.8 m2 kn11kn
Tue 27Oct60, good1.3 m11 kn19kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £470–£905 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £215–£445
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £150–£280

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