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
Cano Island lies off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, within Cano Island Biological Reserve, and is reached by boat from Drake Bay or Uvita. The reserve's dive sites sit around a small forested island known for its rocky reef formations and offshore position in open Pacific water.
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.
Redlip ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowfin SurgeonfishAcanthurus xanthopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagrisReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricansReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troscheliiReported here · unconfirmed
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlaviusReported here · unconfirmed
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanumReported here · unconfirmed
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