Whale's Head
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About this site
Whale's Head is a rocky reef dive site accessed from Cabo San Lucas, suited to beginner divers with a maximum depth of 10 metres.
The bottom is rocky, consistent with the boulder-and-crevice terrain characteristic of the Corridor sites in this area, offering a varied underwater landscape at shallow depths.
Marine life at Whale's Head includes eagle rays, spotted eagle rays, needlefish, angelfish, porcupinefish, damselfish, and butterflyfish. Humpback whales are present seasonally, with the season running December through April.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
ButterflyfishButterflyfishReported here · unconfirmed
California Sea LionZalophus californianusReported here · unconfirmed
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagrisReported here · unconfirmed
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsusReported here · unconfirmed
Longspined PorcupinefishDiodon holocanthusReported here · unconfirmed
OrcaOrcinus orcaReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
WhaleWhaleReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
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