Banderas Bay depth near Cabo Corrientes, reads approximately 2,900 feet deep. Banderas Bay depth changes as you you move along it. The area near Cabo Corrientes, you’ll find extreme elevation changes... you can go inland by a 1/2 and find yourself 2,000 feet up in the Sierra Madres looking down at the bay. If you go offshore by a 1/2 mile, you’ll find yourself in 3,000 foot deep blue water. Within a distance, you find crystal blue waters and green tropical mountainsides.
 The horseshoe shaped Banderas Bay has over 50 miles of beautiful shoreline, ranging from jagged cliffs to sandy beaches, with the city of Puerto Vallarta essentially in the center. The beaches account for approximately 60% of the shoreline thereby providing 30 miles of magnificent beaches lying on the perimeter of the bay. Regardless of where the beach is located, you will have a panoramic view including the Pacific Ocean, the entire city of Puerto Vallarta, and the Sierra Madres as a backdrop.
The highway run runs along the bay's shoreline from Punta Mita, Puerto Vallarta and south to Boca de Tomatlan, which is a few miles south of Mismaloya. Leaving Boca de Tomatlan, the highway heads inland and therefore provides no automobile access to the southernmost 15 miles of shoreline.
Banderas Bay houses humpback whales, giant manta rays, dolphins, marlin, sailfish, and a myriad of other fine game fish that live in deep water. Not only does the bay average over 1,000 feet deep, but the water temperature, being on the same latitude as Hawaii, is ideal year round for fishing.
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