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

Pailas/Sur

Lots of fish, moray eels,puffer fish, shark
  • Update date

    May 4, 2026

  • Temperature

    28°C / 82°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Clásico/Norte

Many fish, moray eels, sharks, pufferfish, manta rays, mobula rays, eagle rays
  • Update date

    May 4, 2026

  • Temperature

    28°C / 82°F

  • Visibility

    16m / 52ft

Pailas/Sur

Lots of fish, moray eels, devil rays, pufferfish, shark, manta
  • Update date

    May 1, 2026

  • Temperature

    28°C / 82°F

  • Visibility

    17m / 56ft

Clásico/Norte

Lots of fish, moray eels, shark, pufferfish
  • Update date

    May 1, 2026

  • Temperature

    28°C / 82°F

  • Visibility

    20m / 65ft

Sombrero

Pufferfish, school of fish, seahorse, manta rays, sharks
  • Update date

    March 27, 2026

  • Temperature

    27°C / 80°F

  • Visibility

    15m / 49ft

Clásico/Norte

Lots of fish, sharks, mobula, moray, manta
  • Update date

    March 27, 2026

  • Temperature

    27°C / 80°F

  • Visibility

    15m / 49ft

Sombrero

pufferfish, school of fish, octopus, seahorse, manta rays
  • Update date

    March 25, 2026

  • Temperature

    24°C / 75°F

  • Visibility

    8m / 26ft

Clásico/Norte

Octopus, lots of fish, shark, round ray, moray eel
  • Update date

    March 25, 2026

  • Temperature

    24°C / 75°F

  • Visibility

    8m / 26ft

Pailas/Sur

Shark, pufferfish, school of fish, octopus, moray eel
  • Update date

    March 18, 2026

  • Temperature

    25°C / 77°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Clásico/Norte

Sharks, pufferfish, eels, eagle rays, manta rays, lot of fish, octopus
  • Update date

    March 18, 2026

  • Temperature

    25°C / 77°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Brumel

Moray eel, fish, white tip shark, guitarfish
  • Update date

    March 10, 2026

  • Temperature

    24°C / 75°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Clásico/Norte

Fish, moray eels, manta rays, white-tip sharks, devil rays, eagle rays, sea turtles
  • Update date

    March 10, 2026

  • Temperature

    25°C / 77°F

  • Visibility

    12m / 39ft

Brumel

Fish, white tip shark, moray eels, leopard ray, guitar shark
  • Update date

    February 12, 2026

  • Temperature

    25°C / 77°F

  • Visibility

    12m / 39ft

Guacamaya

Fish, octopus, moray eels, turtles, leopard rays, guitar shark, harlequinn shrimp
  • Update date

    February 12, 2026

  • Temperature

    27°C / 80°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Pailas/Sur

White tip shark, many fish, devil ray, eagle ray, boxfish
  • Update date

    January 28, 2026

  • Temperature

    25°C / 77°F

  • Visibility

    8m / 26ft

Clásico/Norte

White tip, many fish, manta ray, boxfish, leopard ray
  • Update date

    January 28, 2026

  • Temperature

    23°C / 73°F

  • Visibility

    12m / 39ft

Sombrero

White tip shark, moray eel, many fish, whale song
  • Update date

    January 26, 2026

  • Temperature

    27°C / 80°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Clásico/Norte

Manta ray, white tips, many fish, moray eel, eagle ray
  • Update date

    January 26, 2026

  • Temperature

    27°C / 80°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Brumel

White tip shark, moray eel, many fish, marbled stingray, guitar shark
  • Update date

    January 21, 2026

  • Temperature

    26°C / 79°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Guacamaya

White tip shark, many fish, leopard ray, guitar shark
  • Update date

    January 21, 2026

  • Temperature

    26°C / 79°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Brumel

White tip shark, moray eel, many fish, marbled stingray, lobsters
  • Update date

    January 19, 2026

  • Temperature

    27°C / 80°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Arcoiris

White tip, moray eels, many fish, lobsters, guitarfish, marbled stingray
  • Update date

    January 19, 2026

  • Temperature

    27°C / 80°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Brumel

White tip shark, moray eel, many fish, long-tailed stingray
  • Update date

    January 16, 2026

  • Temperature

    26°C / 79°F

  • Visibility

    8m / 26ft

Guacamaya

Round ray, many fish, eels
  • Update date

    January 16, 2026

  • Temperature

    26°C / 79°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Tiburones

White tip shark, giant moray eel, many fish
  • Update date

    December 21, 2025

  • Temperature

    25°C / 77°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Brumel

White tip shark, eagle ray, moray eel, marbled ray
  • Update date

    December 21, 2025

  • Temperature

    25°C / 77°F

  • Visibility

    20m / 65ft

Sombrero

Leopard ray, eagle ray, baby shark, green moray eel
  • Update date

    December 17, 2025

  • Temperature

    25°C / 77°F

  • Visibility

    10m / 32ft

Clásico/Norte

White tip, devil ray school, many fish
  • Update date

    December 17, 2025

  • Temperature

    24°C / 75°F

  • Visibility

    15m / 49ft

Sombrero

White tip shark, baby shark, moray eel, fish
  • Update date

    December 16, 2025

  • Temperature

    26°C / 79°F

  • Visibility

    4m / 13ft

Clásico/Norte

White tip, eagle ray, jewel moray, snowflake morays, octopus, lots of fish
  • Update date

    December 16, 2025

  • Temperature

    26°C / 79°F

  • Visibility

    4m / 13ft

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