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Catalinas Island, Clásico
Las Catalinas Classico · Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Catalinas Island, Clásico is a dive site near Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, stingrays. 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
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Leopard Round RayUrobatis pardalis
Chestnut MorayGymnothorax castaneus
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalis
Whitespotted PufferArothron hispidus
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Flag CabrillaEpinephelus labriformis
Panamic Fanged BlennyOphioblennius steindachneri
Nearby sites
- 1Catalinas Island, North0.3 km
- 2Pailas0.3 km
- 3Punta Catalina0.4 km
- 4South Point shallow0.4 km
- 5Los Sombréros2.3 km
- 6Roca Sucia, Dirty Rock3.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org