San Benedicto Canyon, Mexico
No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Cabo San Lucas, is 408 km away.
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. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Cabo San Lucas, is 408 km away. 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.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Water about 28°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).
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Cabo San Lucas, is 408 km away.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Fri 23: Sea 1.7 m. Wind 11 kn gusting 15.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 32, poor | 2.7 m | 13 kn | 17kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 53, good | 2.0 m | 11 kn | 15kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 61, good | 1.9 m | 12 kn | 17kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 66, good | 1.8 m | 10 kn | 15kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 69, good | 1.7 m | 10 kn | 17kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 72, good | 1.7 m | 11 kn | 15kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 72, good | 1.7 m | 9 kn | 18kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 40, fair | 2.2 m | 10 kn | 18kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 32, poor | 3.7 m | 15 kn | 20kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 39, fair | 2.2 m | 14 kn | 19kn |
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).
- Jan4of 7
- Feb6of 7
- Mar5of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May6of 7
- Jun6of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug6of 7
- Sep6of 7
- Oct6of 7
- Nov6of 7
- Dec5of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
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