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Cabo Pulmo Marine Park

3.6 — based on 18 community signals
4.3 12 especies 35 colaboradores

Conservation success story — Baja Sur national park where reef fish biomass recovered 460% in 20 years. Schooling jacks like tornadoes.

⭐ Best for intermediate divers chasing macro photographers.

updated 4 months ago
Dificultad
Intermedio
Profundidad
8–20 m
Visibilidad
15 m
Temp. del agua
22–29°C
Photo-friendlyMacro hotspotFamily-friendly

De un vistazo

Actividad
dive
Dificultad
intermediate
Profundidad
8–20 m
Visibilidad
15 m
Temp. del agua
22–29 °C
Mejores meses
Jun, Jul, Ago, Sep, Oct, Nov
Vida marina
Tiburón de arrecife, Barracuda, Tortuga verde

Mapa

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Mapa de ubicación de Cabo Pulmo Marine Park © Google · Datos del mapa © Google, colaboradores
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Condiciones hoy

Condiciones

Open-Meteo
Viento
4.5 kn
Olas
0.66 m
Agua
32°C
N E S W
Wind direction (7d)
Primary: NNW (24%)
Now: NE (55°)
Marea (7 días)
amplitud: 1.29m

Próxima: Baja a las 23:00 (+0.19m)

+1.2 m0 m-0.1 m
▼ 23:00 · +0.19m ▲ 08:00 · +0.76m ▼ 13:00 · +0.72m ▼ 23:00 · +0.09m Ahora +0.2m
Vie 18Sáb 19Dom 20Lun 21Mar 22Mié 23Jue 24
UV8.35 · very high Aire PM2.56 · good 06:05 18:18
Día Viento Olas UV Lluvia
09-18 6.3 0.74 8 0mm
09-19 9 0.72 8 0mm
09-20 6.6 0.68 8 2mm
09-21 6.9 0.68 8 1mm
09-22 6.1 0.7 8 0mm
09-23 9 1.2 8 0mm
09-24 14.4 1.14 8 1mm
🌡 Water temp: Normal for Sep (22–29°C)

About this spot

Cabo Pulmo became a no-take marine reserve in 1995. By 2009, reef fish biomass had increased 460% — the most successful marine recovery ever measured. Today divers see tornado-like schools of bigeye trevally (jack tornadoes), Pacific groupers, parrotfish, hawksbill turtles, and bull sharks (winter). Modest visibility but the sheer life density is unmatched. Small village, no luxury infrastructure.

📖 Guía: Buceo en México: 51 sitios desde cenotes hasta inmersiones con tiburones

Mejores meses

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Vida marina

Tiburón de arrecifeBarracudaTortuga verde

Tipos de buceo

ArrecifeBarco

Esenciales del viaje

Todo lo que necesitas antes de hacer la maleta — checklist, sol, logística.

Trip checklist

  • 🛂 Visa-free or visa-on-arrival
  • 🤿 Pack: 3/2 mm shorty
  • 📜 C-card + dive insurance (DAN)
  • 📔 Dive logbook
  • 🧴 Reef-safe sunscreen SPF 50+
  • 🔌 Plug type A/B · 127V adapter
  • 💊 Seasickness meds + ear drops
  • 📱 Offline maps + emergency contact

Quick facts

  • 🌓 Moon First quarter · 47%
  • 🤿 Wetsuit 3/2 mm shorty
  • GPS
Información de sostenibilidad
🌍 CO2 footprint MAD ↔ 9577km · ~2203kg · €40

Desde tu país de salida

Estados Unidos
Puntuación de origen: 96/100
  • Visado: Sin visado · 90 días máx.
  • Vuelo: 11h · directo
  • Jet-lag: 1h este · 1 día de recuperación

Preguntas frecuentes

Compared to Cabo San Lucas?

Completely different — Cabo Pulmo is a quiet conservation village 90 min north. Calm, undeveloped.

Bull sharks?

Winter months (Dec-Mar) — at El Bajo. Different vibe from Playa.

Recently spotted by divers

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Observaciones verificadas de especies marinas

302 registros · 21 especies · fuentes: OBIS, GBIF

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale
Mammalia · Balaenopteridae
OBIS
Última observación:
10 abr 2026
×26registros

Hypanus dipterurus

Elasmobranchii · Dasyatidae
GBIF
Última observación:
15 feb 2026
×1registros

Nerita scabricosta

Gastropoda · Neritidae
GBIF
Última observación:
31 ene 2026
×2registros

Grapsus grapsus

Malacostraca · Grapsidae
GBIF
Última observación:
31 ene 2026
×1registros

Zalophus californianus

Mammalia · Otariidae
GBIF
Última observación:
15 ene 2026
×4registros

Cubaris murina

Malacostraca · Armadillidae
GBIF
Última observación:
8 ene 2026
×1registros

Stenella attenuata

Mammalia · Delphinidae
GBIF
Última observación:
6 ene 2026
×1registros

Ocypode occidentalis

Malacostraca · Ocypodidae
GBIF
Última observación:
5 ene 2026
×3registros

Carcharhinus leucas

Elasmobranchii · Carcharhinidae
GBIF
Última observación:
5 ene 2026
×1registros

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale
Mammalia · Balaenopteridae
OBIS
Última observación:
13 dic 2025
×20registros

Orcinus orca

Killer whale
Mammalia · Delphinidae
OBIS
Última observación:
5 ene 2025
×2registros

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale
Mammalia · Balaenopteridae
OBIS
Última observación:
28 nov 2024
×24registros

Datos: 187.991 observaciones de OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System) y GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). CC-BY 4.0.

See this spot in action

YouTube videos — click to play.

Scuba Diving in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico in 4k - The Best Marine Park in North America!

Salty Siren Adventures
💬 3 top comments
  • I see why you love the ocean so much 😍So majestic! Killing it with your videos

    @accabs8 · 👍 2
  • Great video!

    @lowellharrison9148 · 👍 0
  • its a box fish the fish at minute 5!

    @polprats4 · 👍 1

Mexico's Best Dive Location

Orca Trip
💬 3 top comments
  • Beautiful video. The girl was negatively buoyant the entire dive. Just give the bc a little air.

    @DiveWithin33 · 👍 1
  • That’s so cool, it’s another world underwater and the white tipped reef sharks would’ve set the pulse racing 👍👍

    @MickAngelhere · 👍 1
  • Great dives! I was not up on all the facts. The town is very interesting for a day trip. SPOILER!They surfaced @ 12:03 wait for it, wait for it... Chum in the water, oooo yeah! You can attract more aquatic life with a bit of chum. ok its puke :o I dove Cabo Pulmo this past July (early - like July 9th) and it was fun, yet a bit murky @ 40' - we did not do the 60' dive, though I tend to feel b

    @kappaiota5105 · 👍 0

SCUBA Diving Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico

jorge1561p
wind peaks Jan-Feb-Mar, calmest Aug-May-Sep, dry Jan-Dec, water 22-29°C.

Clima mensual de 5 años

60 muestras
0 5 10 15 20 25 JFMAMJJASOND
rango p25–p75 Mediana Viento (nudos) Aire (°C)
Visibility (month-by-month)
Best: Oct (100/100) Worst: Jan (0/100) Now: Sep (63/100) NOAA MODIS Aqua · 5y mean

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