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Bat Islands Big Scare
La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Max depth18 m–35 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Bat Islands Big Scare is a dive site near La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, moray eels, groupers, sea fans, sea turtles. 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
Green TurtleChelonia mydas- Redlight GobyCoryphopterus urospilus
- Chameleon WrasseHalichoeres dispilus
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaenia- Sabertooth BlennyPlagiotremus azaleus
- Signal TriplefinLepidonectes clarkhubbsi
Nearby sites
- 1Bajo Negro, Black Rock2.2 km
- 2Bat Island: Big Scare, Gran Susto7.9 km
- 3Virador32 km
- 4Monkey Head32 km
- 5Meros33 km
- 6Sorpresa34 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org