Kicker Rock (León Dormido)
Dive site · Ecuador
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
74Good out of 100 for your dates
4 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 269, good
- Tue 368, good
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 574, good
- Fri 675, good
- Sat 775, good
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1075, good
- Wed 1174, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 23 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces NWswell 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 | 69, good | 0.6 m | 10 kn | 13kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 68, good | 0.6 m | 10 kn | 13kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | 0.7 m | 10 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 74, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 1 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 3 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 74, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 10kn | 29°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 02:57 −0.6 mHigh 09:05 +0.6 mLow 15:21 −0.7 mHigh 21:55 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:16 −0.6 mHigh 10:25 +0.6 mLow 16:37 −0.7 mHigh 23:08 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:31 −0.7 mHigh 11:41 +0.6 mLow 17:48 −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.
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More diving near here
2 places
- León Dormido 0.9 km away
- Isla Lobo 10.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kicker Rock (León Dormido)
A wall 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 NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 27°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Wall.
- 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 10 km, the nearest 18 km away.
Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Much the same all year (about 10 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: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
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about 35 min by car · 50 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Puerto Baquerizo Moreno its beds, food and every spot near it
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In the water
Dives and courses in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Galapagos fan dive 18 km
Darwin 18 km
Planet Ocean 18 km
Scuba Eden 18 km
Alpha 18 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. 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.
Aetobatus ocellatusRay
Seen in 9 records.
Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaekiSeal or sea lion
Seen in 4 records.
Mexican hogfish Bodianus diplotaenia
Seen in 14 records, mostly Nov to Jan.
King angelfish Holacanthus passer
Seen in 11 records, mostly Oct to Jan.
Giant hawkfish Cirrhitus rivulatus
Seen in 10 records, mostly Oct to Nov.
Cortez rainbow wrasse Thalassoma lucasanum
Seen in 10 records, mostly Oct to Jan.
Stegastes beebeiDamselfishes
Seen in 9 records.
Cephalopholis colonus
Seen in 8 records.
Eucidaris galapagensis
Seen in 6 records.
Prionurus laticlaviusTangs
Seen in 6 records.
Orange cup coral Tubastraea coccinea
Seen in 6 records.
Ophioblennius steindachneriCombtooth blennies
Seen in 4 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
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