Conditions & tides
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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.
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About this site
Coiba Island sits off the Pacific coast of Panama, within Coiba National Park, a marine protected area known for its rugged, largely undeveloped coastline. Jacob's Ladder is a dive site along this island's fringing waters, reached by boat from operators based in the Gulf of Chiriqui area.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Pixy HawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Chestnut MorayGymnothorax castaneusReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic MorayGymnothorax panamensisReported here · unconfirmed
Tailspot CardinalfishApogon doviiReported here · unconfirmed
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaeniaReported here · unconfirmed
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanumReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster punctatissimaReported here · unconfirmed
Chameleon WrasseHalichoeres dispilusReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
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