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Los Cabos · Mexico · Wall · Sand slope

Middle Wall

A sheer drop to 43 m with frogfish and nudibranchs on the face

Area photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Middle Wall is a marine park wall reached across a sandy slope, with a profile from 18 to 43 m (60 to 140 ft). The wall is a sheer vertical drop into deep blue water, it connects with the sandfall area near Pelican Rock, and groupers, rays, frogfish and nudibranchs live along it.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Middle Wall: typical dive 18–43 m (60–141 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit18 m43 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 50 m (164 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

22.8795° N, 109.8940° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The dive starts on a sandy slope at around 18 m (60 ft) and leads to the top of the reef wall, a sheer vertical drop that falls away into deep blue water and gives a sensation of weightlessness. The wall continues down to 43 m (140 ft), the deepest profile among the marine park sites.

The face is rich with marine life. Groupers and rays move along it, while frogfish and nudibranchs sit on the reef itself and reward a slow look. The wall connects with the sandfall area near Pelican Rock, part of the same marine park terrain of walls and sand, where sand spills over the edges into the deep.

Marine life and season

  • Groupers
  • Frogfish
  • Nudibranchs
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Season follows Los Cabos: Diving runs all year. August to February brings the best conditions and clearest autumn water; mobula rays pass from May to July.

Know before you go

  • The wall falls away into deep blue water and reaches 43 m (140 ft), so a planned depth matters before leaving the slope.

Dive videos

Diving Cabo - Middle Wall · Troy Iloski on YouTube

Sources

  1. Cabo San Lucas Dive Sites | Marine Park & Corridor — Dive Cabo

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