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Cousins Rock
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp21–27°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Cousins Rock is a wall dive site, Galápagos, Ecuador, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, reef sharks, sea lions, stingrays, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Blue-barred ParrotfishScarus ghobban
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaenia
Galapagos Sea LionZalophus wollebaeki
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Orangeside TriggerfishSufflamen verres
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Nearby sites
- 1Isla Bartolome6.2 km
- 2Bartolomé/Cousin Rocks15 km
- 3Daphne30 km
- 4North Seymour35 km
- 5Mosquera38 km
- 6Baltra53 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org