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Machete Point
Río Grande, Coiba National Park, Panama

EntryBoat
Max depth28 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp28–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Machete Point is a wall dive site near Río Grande, Veraguas, Panama, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 28 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, reef sharks, moray eels, groupers, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Scissortail DamselfishAzurina atrilobata
Yellowfin SurgeonfishAcanthurus xanthopterus
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Sandy GoggleHaemulon aurolineatum
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Spotted HawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Nearby sites
- 1Isla Frijoles0.6 km
- 2Ranvheria Sites0.8 km
- 3Don Juan1.4 km
- 4Mali - Mali1.7 km
- 5Frijoles1.9 km
- 6Iglesia2.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org