Gran Susto
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About this site
Gran Susto, which translates as Big Scare, is an advanced dive at depths of 12 to 40 metres (40 to 130ft). It is known as the best place to dive with bull sharks, which are seen during the season, and manta rays have also been seen here.
Current and surge are sometimes strong, so conditions call for care. The water is warm, between 24 and 29 degrees Celsius, and the site is best from May to November.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Bull sharkBull sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Hourglass MorayMuraena clepsydraReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster punctatissimaReported here · unconfirmed
Spinster WrasseHalichoeres nicholsiReported here · unconfirmed
Longnose HawkfishOxycirrhites typusReported here · unconfirmed
Jewel MorayMuraena lentiginosaReported here · unconfirmed
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucasConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
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