Baja Fria

The site sits close to the coastline, where the slope runs out and leads to a drop-off that starts at 20 meters. You descend over the slope and follow it out until the ground falls away, then drop down the face to whatever your own maximum allowed dive depth is — the drop-off gives you the option rather than the obligation, so the profile here is set by your certification and your plan.

Having taken the depth at the start, the rest of the dive is a steady climb. You ascend back up the drop-off and across the slope towards the shallows, which is the right way round for the gas and for the no-decompression clock, and it means the shallow terrain gets the longest part of the dive rather than a passing glance.

The climb finishes on a plateau at 6 meters, and there is a small swim-through to pass before the safety stop. Ending on structure at that depth turns the last few minutes into part of the dive instead of a hover in blue water, and it puts you shallow and close to the boat when the stop is done.