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Bat Island: Big Scare, Gran Susto
La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Aug
About this site
Bat Island: Big Scare, Gran Susto is a dive site near La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, bull sharks, moray eels, groupers, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Orange Cup CoralTubastraea coccinea
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Spotted Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster punctatissima
Spotted HawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Redlight GobyCoryphopterus urospilus- Spinster WrasseHalichoeres nicholsi
Barred SerranoSerranus psittacinus
Chameleon WrasseHalichoeres dispilus
Nearby sites
- 1Bajo Negro, Black Rock5.7 km
- 2Bat Islands Big Scare7.9 km
- 3Virador38 km
- 4Monkey Head38 km
- 5Punta Gorda40 km
- 6Sorpresa40 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org