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Whale's Head
Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp22–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJun
About this site
Whale's Head is a reef dive site near Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea lions, jacks, groupers, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
California Sea LionZalophus californianus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca- Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
- Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii
- Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
- Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalis
- Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Nearby sites
- 1Missiones1.7 km
- 2Blow Hole3.1 km
- 3Land's End3.6 km
- 4Neptune's Finger4.4 km
- 5North Wall4.6 km
- 6Sand Falls4.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org