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San Rafaelito
San Rafaelito Lighthouse / Lobos Rock · La Paz, La Paz & Sea of Cortez, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of California
Water temp20–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Aug
About this site
San Rafaelito is a reef dive site near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Gulf of California. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea lions, moray eels, groupers, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
California Sea LionZalophus californianus
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Spotted Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster punctatissima
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
CornetfishFistularia commersonii- Largemouth BlennyLabrisomus xanti
Nearby sites
- 1Salvatierra Wreck11 km
- 2Swanee Reef11 km
- 3The Cortez Club12 km
- 4Whale Shark Refuge Waters13 km
- 5El Bajo Seamount16 km
- 6Fang Ming Wreck17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org