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Whale Shark Refuge Waters
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Max depth5 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of California
Water temp20–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Aug
About this site
Whale Shark Refuge Waters is a dive site near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Gulf of California. It has a maximum depth of about 5 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes whale sharks, nudibranchs, dolphins, jacks, groupers. 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
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus- Spotted Round RayUrobatis maculatus
Bullseye PufferSphoeroides annulatus- Spotted Sand BassParalabrax maculatofasciatus
Finescale TriggerfishBalistes polylepis
Nearby sites
- 1The Cortez Club6.7 km
- 2San Rafaelito13 km
- 3El Bajo Seamount17 km
- 4Salvatierra Wreck24 km
- 5Swanee Reef24 km
- 6Fang Ming Wreck30 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org