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Dirty Rock
Cocos Island, Costa Rica
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Max depth35 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Dirty Rock is a pinnacle dive site, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, reef sharks, moray eels, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Pacific CreolefishCephalopholis colonus- Agujon NeedlefishTylosurus acus
Black TriggerfishMelichthys niger
Rainbow RunnerElagatis bipinnulata
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Mackerel TunaEuthynnus affinis
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Spotted HawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Nearby sites
- 1Punta Maria1.7 km
- 2Cocos Island Dirty Rock2.1 km
- 3Viking Rock2.3 km
- 4Manuelita Outside4.5 km
- 5Manuelita Inside4.6 km
- 6Cocos Island Bajo Alcyone5.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org