Shark Bay
Dive site · Ecuador
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
77Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea 0.7 m, Visibility about 20 m, Water 25 °C
Tue 3 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 277, good
- Tue 371, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 568, good
- Fri 678, good
- Sat 779, good
- Sun 879, good
- Mon 980, good
- Tue 1078, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 77, good | 1.0 m | 13 kn | 19kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 71, good | 1.0 m | 18 kn | 24kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 1.1 m | 16 kn | 21kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 68, good | 0.8 m | 11 kn | 16kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 78, good | 0.8 m | 11 kn | 16kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 79, good | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 79, good | 0.7 m | 7 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 80, good | 0.7 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 78, good | 0.7 m | 9 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:50 −0.6 mHigh 08:58 +0.6 mLow 15:16 −0.7 mHigh 21:45 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:07 −0.6 mHigh 10:15 +0.6 mLow 16:29 −0.6 mHigh 22:56 +0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:21 −0.6 mHigh 11:29 +0.6 mLow 17:38 −0.6 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Shark Bay
A wall dive. It goes down to 27 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 24°C in August, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). No town nearby. Santa Rosa Galapagos, 275 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Puerto Villamil, 277 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 27 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, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, 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 277 km away
No town nearby
Santa Rosa Galapagos, 275 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Puerto Villamil, 277 km.
See places to stay near Puerto Villamil, 277 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
In the water
Dives and courses in Shark Bay · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Shark Bay · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.