Punta Piedra

Quintana Roo, Playa Del Carmen, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexicoreef35 m maxintermediate

Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Punta PiedraPlaya Del Carmen · 35 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind6 kn SE

Current~2.8 kn NE · model

Swell

0.3 m · 4s · SE

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:30 PM & 12:00 PM local

Sunrise 05:36 AM · Sunset 05:44 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.3 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Punta Piedra sits along the Caribbean coastline of Quintana Roo near Playa del Carmen, on the Yucatan Peninsula. This stretch of coast is characterized by limestone shoreline and reef structures typical of the Riviera Maya, with dive operators based in Playa del Carmen running boats out to sites along this section of coast. The reef here reaches a maximum depth of around 35 metres and is rated an intermediate dive.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

French GruntHaemulon flavolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
French AngelfishPomacanthus paruReported here · unconfirmed

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