What is the water temperature and visibility in Costa Rica for diving?

Elefante

Sea horse, sharks, turtle, lots of fish
  • Update date

    May 14, 2025

  • Temperature

    27°C - 30°C / 80°F - 86°F

  • Visibility

    6m - 12m / 20ft - 39ft

Clásico/Norte

Sharks, octopus, seahorses, eagle rays, playful manta rays, lots of fish
  • Update date

    May 14, 2025

  • Temperature

    29°C - 30°C / 84°F - 86°F

  • Visibility

    10m - 15m / 32ft - 49ft

Clásico/Norte

Mantas, sharks, jacks, octopus, sea horse, minnows
  • Update date

    May 7, 2025

  • Temperature

    30°C / 86°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Sombrero

Mantas, sharks, turtles, lots of fish, minnows
  • Update date

    May 7, 2025

  • Temperature

    29°C / 84°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Sombrero

Turtle, sharks, schools of fish, octopus
  • Update date

    May 6, 2025

  • Temperature

    30°C / 86°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Pailas/Sur

Mantas, mobulas, octopus, schools of fish, eel, sharks
  • Update date

    May 6, 2025

  • Temperature

    30°C / 86°F

  • Visibility

    15m / 49ft

Elefante

Turtle, sharks, schools of fish
  • Update date

    May 5, 2025

  • Temperature

    30°C / 86°F

  • Visibility

    15m - 20m / 49ft - 65ft

Pailas/Sur

Manta, eagle ray, mobula ray, octopus, school of fish, eel
  • Update date

    May 5, 2025

  • Temperature

    30°C / 86°F

  • Visibility

    15m - 20m / 49ft - 65ft

Sombrero

Sharks, mobula, leopard ray, octopus, school of fish
  • Update date

    April 26, 2025

  • Temperature

    29°C - 30°C / 84°F - 86°F

  • Visibility

    20m / 65ft

Pailas/Sur

Sharks, manta, mobula, eagle ray, octopus, turtle, scorpion fish, school of fish
  • Update date

    April 26, 2025

  • Temperature

    29°C - 30°C / 84°F - 86°F

  • Visibility

    20m / 65ft

Elefante

Schools of fish, octopus, green turtle, hawksbill turtle, sharks, 2 filefish
  • Update date

    April 24, 2025

  • Temperature

    28°C - 29°C / 82°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    10m - 15m / 32ft - 49ft

Pailas/Sur

Octopus, sharks, school of fish, moray eels, sea horse
  • Update date

    April 24, 2025

  • Temperature

    29°C / 84°F

  • Visibility

    10m - 15m / 32ft - 49ft

Guacamaya

Turtle, leopard ray, schools of fish, moray eels, lobster, southern ray, two mobulas
  • Update date

    April 19, 2025

  • Temperature

    27°C - 29°C / 80°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    3m - 5m / 10ft - 16ft

Brumel

Schools of fish, octopus, shark, lobster
  • Update date

    April 19, 2025

  • Temperature

    27°C - 29°C / 80°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    5m / 16ft

Brumel

School of fish, octopus, eagle ray, sharks, lobster
  • Update date

    April 18, 2025

  • Temperature

    28°C - 29°C / 82°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    5m / 16ft

Clásico/Norte

Octopus, tons of sharks, school of fish, moray eels, lobster, eagle ray
  • Update date

    April 18, 2025

  • Temperature

    27°C - 29°C / 80°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    5m / 16ft

Pailas/Sur

School of fish, octopus, sharks, zebra eel, file fish, turtle
  • Update date

    April 17, 2025

  • Temperature

    27°C / 80°F

  • Visibility

    8m - 10m / 26ft - 32ft

Clásico/Pailas

Octopus, sharks, school of fish, moray eel, jack, zebra eel, lobster
  • Update date

    April 17, 2025

  • Temperature

    28°C / 82°F

  • Visibility

    10m - 12m / 32ft - 39ft

Sombrero

Schools of fish, octopus, sharks, fish
  • Update date

    April 16, 2025

  • Temperature

    29°C / 84°F

  • Visibility

    10m - 15m / 32ft - 49ft

Pailas/Sur

Octopus, sharks, school of fish, moray eels, jacks
  • Update date

    April 16, 2025

  • Temperature

    29°C / 84°F

  • Visibility

    10m - 15m / 32ft - 49ft

Clásico/Norte

Octopus, sharks, school of fish, moray eel, sea snake
  • Update date

    April 15, 2025

  • Temperature

    28°C / 82°F

  • Visibility

    8m - 10m / 26ft - 32ft

Sombrero

Schools of fish, octopus, sharks, fish
  • Update date

    April 15, 2025

  • Temperature

    25°C - 29°C / 77°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    10m - 15m / 32ft - 49ft

Brumel

Sharks, leopard ray, lobster, fish, turtle
  • Update date

    April 14, 2025

  • Temperature

    25°C - 28°C / 77°F - 82°F

  • Visibility

    2m - 4m / 6ft - 13ft

Clásico/Norte

Sharks, jacks, eagle ray, minnows
  • Update date

    April 14, 2025

  • Temperature

    26°C - 28°C / 79°F - 82°F

  • Visibility

    4m - 6m / 13ft - 20ft

Brumel

Turtle, shark
  • Update date

    April 10, 2025

  • Temperature

    25°C - 29°C / 77°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    4m / 13ft

Clásico/Norte

Mantas, sharks, southern stingrays, minnows, mobulas, lots of fish
  • Update date

    April 10, 2025

  • Temperature

    25°C - 29°C / 77°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    5m - 8m / 16ft - 26ft

Elefante

Schools of fish, turtle, octopus, sharks, lobster
  • Update date

    April 9, 2025

  • Temperature

    25°C - 29°C / 77°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    5m - 8m / 16ft - 26ft

Clásico/Norte

Mantas, shark, seahorse, turtle, schools of fish
  • Update date

    April 9, 2025

  • Temperature

    29°C / 84°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Pailas/Sur

Mantas, sharks, turtles, eagle rays, mobulas, little fishes
  • Update date

    April 4, 2025

  • Temperature

    26°C - 29°C / 79°F - 84°F

  • Visibility

    6m - 8m / 20ft - 26ft

Clásico/Norte

Sharks, manta rays, blue jacks, box fish, mobulas, octopus, little fishes
  • Update date

    April 4, 2025

  • Temperature

    28°C / 82°F

  • Visibility

    8m - 10m / 26ft - 32ft

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