Isla del Cano

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Conditions & tides

Isla del CanoCosta Rica

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind4 kn S

Current~0 kn N · model

Swell

1.0 m · 10s · SSW

Water

29 °C

Max depth

Not confirmed

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 19:30 & 08:00 local

Sunrise 05:26 · Sunset 17:12 local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 1.1 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model

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

Isla del Cano is a small island off the Osa Peninsula on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, within the Caño Island Biological Reserve. Dive sites around the island are reached by boat from Drake Bay or Sierpe on the mainland. Diving here is rated advanced, with choppy surface conditions and strong currents reported. Bull sharks are a regular presence in the waters around the island, and divers have also reported barracuda, grouper, manta rays, snapper, tuna, and even whales passing through.

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