Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
76Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 179, good
- Mon 276, good
- Tue 362, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 568, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 780, good
- Sun 880, good
- Mon 981, good
- Tue 1080, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 25 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 79, good | 1.0 m | 3 kn | 6kn | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 76, good | 0.9 m | 14 kn | 18kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 62, good | 1.0 m | 17 kn | 23kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 1.0 m | 16 kn | 21kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 68, good | 0.8 m | 10 kn | 15kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 0.8 m | 12 kn | 17kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 80, good | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 15kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 80, good | 0.7 m | 6 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 81, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 80, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:37 −0.6 mHigh 07:46 +0.7 mLow 14:06 −0.7 mHigh 20:32 +0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:47 −0.6 mHigh 08:56 +0.6 mLow 15:14 −0.7 mHigh 21:42 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:03 −0.6 mHigh 10:13 +0.6 mLow 16:26 −0.6 mHigh 22:53 +0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Darwin's Arch
A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 25°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). No town nearby. Santa Rosa Galapagos, 313 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Puerto Villamil, 314 km.
- What it is Pinnacle.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 25°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Apr, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 20 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 314 km away
No town nearby
Santa Rosa Galapagos, 313 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Puerto Villamil, 314 km.
See places to stay near Puerto Villamil, 314 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in Darwin's Arch · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Darwin's Arch · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Whale shark Rhincodon typusWhale shark
Seen in 90 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Rhincodon_typus_Hearn_Galapagos; e4dacf5c-6bfa-493e-8699-d65c31435107. Credits
This week: visibility about 15 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.