Cayo de Agua
Los Roques · Venezuela
Outer-atoll wall dive on the western edge of Los Roques, with dense coral cover and consistent eagle ray and reef shark passes. The remote location and limited dive traffic keep the reef in unusually pristine shape for the Caribbean.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
25 to 29°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Vis (m) | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Spotted eagle ray
Last confirmed May 15, 2026 · 130 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Hawksbill turtle
Last confirmed Jun 11, 2026 · 1 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Black Racerunner
Last confirmed Oct 11, 2024 · 1 records
Rare
Now and then
Green Sea Turtle
Last confirmed Jun 11, 2026 · 1 records
Rare
Now and then
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Last confirmed Jun 11, 2026 · 2 records
Rare
Now and then
Queen angelfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Caribbean reef shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear