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Matapalo Rock
Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
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Max depth30.5 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Matapalo Rock is a pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Dusky SeargentAbudefduf concolor
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata- Bumphead DamselfishMicrospathodon bairdii
Giant HawkfishCirrhitus rivulatus
Nearby sites
- 1Iglesias14 km
- 2La Viuda28 km
- 3Cativo33 km
- 4Isla del Caño55 km
- 5Paradise74 km
- 6La esquina del jardin74 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org