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Desecheo Island
Rincón, Puerto Rico
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EntryBoat
Max depth23 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Desecheo Island is a dive site near Rincón, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 23 m. Commonly reported marine life includes barracuda, groupers, jacks, lobsters, nurse sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
ButterfishCephalopholis fulva
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Blue ChromisAzurina cyanea
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Nearby sites
- 1Desecheo Island Wall2.0 km
- 2Steps (Tres Palmas)23 km
- 3Walk in the Park, Rincon, PR25 km
- 4Estella Reef25 km
- 5El Natural34 km
- 6Aguadilla35 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org