Santa Rosa Shallows

★★★★☆ (2,558)

Santa Rosa Shallows is the counterpart of the famous Santa Rosa Wall. The shallows are a great second dive after exploring the deeper wall. The reef here isn’t any deeper than 60 feet with a mild current; excellent for viewing the buzzing reef activity all along the patchy reef system.

Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and the endemic Splendid toadfish, only found in Cozumel.

Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions

Top Wildlife Sightings

Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs

#1
Stingrays

Stingrays

456 Total Sightings
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#2
Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark

414 Total Sightings
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#3
Barracuda

Barracuda

369 Total Sightings
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#4
Angelfish

Angelfish

330 Total Sightings
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#5
Parrotfish

Parrotfish

290 Total Sightings
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#6
Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

254 Total Sightings
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#7
Pufferfish

Pufferfish

232 Total Sightings
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#8
Moray Eel

Moray Eel

221 Total Sightings
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#9
Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

197 Total Sightings
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#10
Spiny Lobster

Spiny Lobster

183 Total Sightings
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DIVE 48

C7 entre 55 y 60 Av s/n Col. Ejidal
77710 Playa del Carmen
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Humarine

Avenida 65 940
77620 San Miguel de Cozumel
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Julio Kinscuba

CARRETTERA CHANKANAAB KM 3.5, ZH SUR
77600 Cozumel
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Salty Endeavors

65 Avenue Entre 21 y 23
77600 Cozumel
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DIMI SCUBA TOURS

75 AV. L.11 ENTRE MORELOS Y PRIVADA MORELOS
77642 COZUMEL
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Blue Angel

Carretera Costera Sur km 2.2
77600 Cozumel
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Dive Balam

The royal haciendas mz 70 lt 2
77710 Solidaridad , Quintana Roo
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The Fives Dive Center

Camino Acceso Xcalacoco El Limonar 1
77710 Playa del Carmen
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AGUA CLARA DIVING

Carretera Tulum Boca paila Km 4.5
77600 Tulum
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Dive Galaxsea Cozumel

Fonatur Marina
77660 Cozumel
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A.C.Divers

Avenida 40, calle 20nte y constituyentes
77720 Playa del Carmen
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Bluedream Cozumel

Carr. a San Juan KM 4 Zona Hotelera Azul
77600 San Miguel de Cozumel
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Albatross Diving

Calle 3 Sur #300 Local 1
77600 Cozumel
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Aqua Flow

Calle2 Sur #1713 entre 13sur y 31Sur Flores Magon 3
77666 Cozumel
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Scubamobile Dive Center

Calle 4 norte entre 5 Av y ZFM Playa
77710 Playa del Carmen
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Agua Clara diving

Hotel Azura , Avenida Satelite Entre ,Calle Segunda Poniente y Centauro Nte Tulum Cent
77760 Tulum
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The Dive Machine

Calle 6 norte bis, #227. Entre Avenida 30 y 35
77710 Playa del Carmen
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Jump Cozumel

Marina Fonatur
77600 Cozumel
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Get Wet Dive Shop

Andromeda Ote Mz 6, Lt. 9A
77760 Tulum
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Chili Charters

Marina Norte Puerto de Abrigo (Banco Playa)
77640 COZUMEL
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