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Pailas
Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Pailas is a dive site near Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, stingrays, moray eels, reef sharks, groupers. 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
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Leopard Round RayUrobatis pardalis
Chestnut MorayGymnothorax castaneus
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalis
Whitespotted PufferArothron hispidus
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Flag CabrillaEpinephelus labriformis
Panamic Fanged BlennyOphioblennius steindachneri
Nearby sites
- 1Punta Catalina0.1 km
- 2South Point shallow0.2 km
- 3Catalinas Island, Clásico0.3 km
- 4Catalinas Island, North0.6 km
- 5Los Sombréros2.0 km
- 6Pelicanos/Elephant rock3.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org