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Neptune's Finger, Mexico

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About Neptune's Finger

A wall dive. It goes down to 33 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced 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 1.7 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). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cabo San Lucas. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 5 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 33 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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 20 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 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to SJD, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Neptune's Finger.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 8.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Neptune's Finger
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct72, good1.1 m7 kn10kn
Mon 19Oct78, good1.0 m7 kn11kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.8 m4 kn8kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.8 m4 kn7kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.7 m4 kn11kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.7 m2 kn8kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.6 m4 kn14kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.6 m7 kn13kn
Mon 26Oct61, good1.4 m1 kn9kn
Tue 27Oct76, good1.1 m10 kn14kn

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, halved for a sheltered site. 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 Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 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 £635–£1,185 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £220–£460
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

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