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Elefante
Tamarindo, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Elefante is a pinnacle dive site near Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, reef sharks, sea fans, jacks. 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
Frillfin GobyBathygobius soporator
Leopard Round RayUrobatis pardalis
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii- Longfin SilversideAtherinella eriarcha
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Whitespotted PufferArothron hispidus- Yellowfin HerringPliosteostoma lutipinnis
Nearby sites
- 1Pelicanos/Elephant rock0.1 km
- 2Roca Sucia, Dirty Rock0.8 km
- 3Cuatro piedras, Catalina Islands1.6 km
- 4Los Sombréros1.6 km
- 5Las tetas2.7 km
- 6South Point shallow3.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org