Punta Tunich

Quintana Roo, Cozumel, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexicowall36 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 TunichCozumel · 36 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind5 kn SE

Current~3 kn NNE · model

Swell

0.1 m · 3s · SSE

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

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

Sunrise 05:36 AM · Sunset 05:43 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.2 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 Tunich sits along the southwest shore of Cozumel, an island off the Yucatan Peninsula in the state of Quintana Roo. It is a wall dive reaching a maximum depth of around 36 metres, rated intermediate, with strong current typically driving a drift along the drop-off. Divers here regularly encounter eagle rays, moray eels, nurse sharks, and sea turtles, with angelfish, barracuda, grouper, jacks, and snapper also reported along the wall. Some sections have been noted as overhead environments, worth keeping in mind given the current. Dive sites along this stretch of coast are typically reached by boat from operators based in San Miguel de Cozumel, drifting along the island's fringing reef system.

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