San Francisco Wall

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexicowall38 m maxbeginner

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.

San Francisco WallCozumel

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind9 kn ENE

Current~1.2 kn N · model

Swell

0.1 m · 4s · ESE

Water

29 °C

Max depth

38 m

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 03:00 & 14:45 local

Sunrise 06:54 · Sunset 18:10 local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.0 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

San Francisco Wall is a wall dive site off Cozumel, Mexico, where the reef slopes gently down to around 21 m (70 ft) before dropping off into the deep blue, with a maximum depth of 37.4 m (122 ft). The shallowest point begins at approximately 12 m (40 ft), giving the wall a gradual upper slope before the vertical drop takes over.

The site is frequented by turtles, eagle rays, and nurse sharks, and black tip reef sharks make occasional appearances. In the northern section of the wall, green moray eels are a reliable find. The verified species list for the site also includes parrotfish, damselfish, creole wrasse, bluehead wrasse, and the Cozumel splendid toadfish, an endemic species unique to the island.

All dives here are boat dives, with the site reached in roughly ten minutes from shore. Medium current is typical of the site, and drift diving conditions are possible; dive planning is recommended to account for current variability. The site is rated suitable for beginners.

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