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El Malinal
Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Jun
About this site
El Malinal is a pinnacle dive site near Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Nayarit, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels, dolphins, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus- Blue Spiny LobsterPanulirus inflatus
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalis
Nearby sites
- 1La Puntilla2.3 km
- 2Love Rocks2.6 km
- 3Islas Marietas7.6 km
- 4Las Viudas8.4 km
- 5Los Anegados11 km
- 6Anegados15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org