Villa Blanca Shallows

Quintana Roo, Mexicoreef12 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.

Villa Blanca ShallowsQuintana Roo · 12 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind5 kn SE

Current~2 kn NE · model

Swell

0.2 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 05:42 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

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

Villa Blanca Shallows lies off the coast of Quintana Roo in Mexico, along the Caribbean shoreline of the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun. This stretch of coast is known for its fringing reef systems running parallel to shore, typically accessed by short boat trips from the hotel zone. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 12 metres and is rated as an intermediate dive.

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