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Hotels, dive operators, gear, and how to get here are on the Coiba National Park location page.
Overview
Two pinnacles rising from a sandy plain inside Coiba National Park. Whitetip sharks rest in the sand channels between the peaks and large schools of snapper and grunts crowd the summit. Visibility is moderate but the fish density is reliably excellent.
What you'll see
4 species curated- year-roundWhitetip reef shark
- year-roundPacific green turtle
- year-roundSchooling snapper
- rareFrogfish
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidenceWhitetip reef shark
- Last confirmed
- Apr 2026
- Recent records
- 130 within 10 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Wildbook (Sharkbook, Whale Shark, Manta Matcher) — Wild Me
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24–26 °C | 12–20 m | moderate |
| Feb | 24–26 °C | 12–20 m | moderate |
| Mar | 25–27 °C | 12–20 m | moderate |
| Apr | 26–28 °C | 12–20 m | mild |
| May | 27–29 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Jun | 27–29 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Jul | 27–29 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Aug | 27–29 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Sep | 27–29 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Oct | 26–28 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Nov | 25–27 °C | 12–20 m | mild |
| Dec | 24–26 °C | 12–20 m | moderate |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Temperate wetsuit — Pacific upwellings drop temps mid-dive.
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