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Shark Bay
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
EntryBoat
Max depth27 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Shark Bay is a wall dive site, Galápagos, Ecuador, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 27 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, moray eels, lobsters, hammerhead sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaenia
Scalloped HammerheadSphyrna lewini
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius- Speckled MorayGymnothorax dovii
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus
TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensis
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org