Scuba Diving Cabo San Lucas - Top Beach and Offshore Dive Spots

Scuba Diving Cabo San Lucas

Ready to strap on your air tank and go for an incredible underwater adventure? Los Cabos is the place. Touted as one of the 5 top dive spots in the world, you're sure to have the time of your life at one of the many beach or offshore dive spots. In this article, you'll find some general scuba diving information, a list of top beach and offshore dive spots and our recommendation for the best place to rent your scuba gear or reserve your seat on the dive boat. Get ready for the time of your life. Cabo is a diver's paradise.

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Diving Conditions

During spring and summer, the visibility in the Sea of Cortez is excellent (usually from 60-80 feet), except when the plankton blooms which can muddy up the water.

About Scuba Diving Cabo San Lucas

Located at Land's End (at the southern most tip of the Baja Sur Peninsula) where the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez join, these turquoise waters are literally teeming with ocean life. In fact the Sea of Cortez is the home of over 2000 species of invertebrates and 900 vertebrates. This count makes it the richest body of ocean water in the world and means an incredible diving experience for you. On a dive trip, you can see whales, dolphin, gentle whale shark (that eat plankton, not people), not-so-friendly sharks, eagle rays, manta rays, curious and playful sea lions and much more.

Watch this video below about diving with the sea lions. (This was on a dive trip led by our favorite dive shop, Manta Diving.)

Top Beach Dive Locations - perfect for divers of all levels.

• Chileno Beach (if you go night diving here, you'll see an ocean aglow with plankton)
• Santa Maria Bay
• El Arco at Land's End
• Playa del Amor reef

If you're NAUI or PADI-certified, you'll want to go out on a dive boat. Some of the best dive spots are just 10-30 minutes from the shore which means you can spend most of your trip underwater. If you have an underwater camera, bring it along because you'll be witness to incredible marine cliffs, live coral reefs and of course, all the ocean life.

Scuba Diving Cabo San Lucas - Offshore Dive Spots

• Pelican Rock (a great beginning dive spot for snorkelers & newbie scuba divers - you'll see beautiful marine cliffs and schools of colorful fish)
• Cabo San Lucas Falls
• The Pinnacle
• Japanese Shipwreck
• North Canyon
• South Canyon
• Los Frailes
• Cabo Pulmos

When diving in Los Cabos, mind your dive tables and make sure to decompress. Cabo does have a decompression chamber.

In our opinion, the best dive company is Manta. We recommend that you make your dive trip reservations before you leave for Cabo because seats on the boat fill up fast. Just fill out the form below and the friendly and skillful people at Manta will contact you via email or phone to make your reservation.

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