Tres Puntas Wall
Dive site
Tres Puntas is a three-pronged volcanic headland on Robinson Crusoe Island's eastern flank where the seafloor drops vertically from a shallow rocky platform to depths beyond recreational limits. The wall is one of the most species-diverse sites in the archipelago, with layers of endemic sponges, black coral colonies, and carpets of the Juan Fernández sea urchin (Loxechinus albus) covering every surface. Camotillo — the local name for Seriolella violacea, an endemic schooling species — form massive aggregations at the wall's mid-depth range, and pelagic amberjack and wahoo appear reliably during the austral summer months when warm surface water pushes nutrient-rich upwellings against the island's steep flanks.
Conditions
Depth
8 to 50 m
Advanced depths
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
16 to 22°C
7mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Vis (m) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
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