Plazas
Puerto Ayora, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp21–27°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Plazas is a reef dive site near Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea lions, lobsters, groupers, reef sharks, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Galapagos Sea LionZalophus wollebaeki
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus- Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaenia
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus- MangroveMycteroperca olfax
- Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
- King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Nearby sites
- 1Gordon Rocks, Galapagos2.4 km
- 2Baltra20 km
- 3Mosquera23 km
- 4Barranco24 km
- 5Galapagos People25 km
- 6Galapagos Deep25 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org