Dive site field guide
Cocos Island National Park · Costa Rica
Cocos Island
5.520° N · 87.070° W

At a glance
Best Time to Dive
June to November for hammerheads, Dec to May for silky sharks
Water Temperature
24-29°C / 75-84°F
Visibility
20-35m / 65-115ft
Access Type
Boat
Dive Type
Scuba
Difficulty
Advanced
Max Depth
40 m
Average depth
25 m
Nearest airport
SJO
Beneath the surface
Cocos Island is a remote, uninhabited island and UNESCO World Heritage site, often considered one of the top shark diving destinations on the planet. Its offshore pinnacles are cleaning stations that attract enormous schools of scalloped hammerheads.
Massive schools of hammerhead sharksRemote wildernessPelagic action
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