Is Aquarium a shore dive or a boat dive?

Aquarium is a boat dive — access is by boat rather than from shore. No facilities are recorded at the site, and cell service is recorded as good. Entry details and parking notes, where known, are listed in the access section of this page.

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Aquarium

Dominican Republic

Boat entryRash guard or 2mm shorty typical

Boat dive — see Entry & access.

Aquarium at a glance

Aquarium is a boat dive site in Dominican Republic. Typically most favorable Mar–Jun · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 30°C (85°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Next window today· 7:00–19:00 · favorable · sunset 18:07

Forecast for this hour · 1:00 · run 23 h ago

1.0 m (3.2 ft)waves — about a meter expected (waves — about three feet expected)

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 30°C · seasonal avg 30°C ( · Forecast 85°F · seasonal avg 87°F)

Dive windows this week

Sun

1.0 m waves · 7 kn wind (3.2 ft waves · 7 kn wind)

Mon

0.9 m waves · 7 kn wind (2.8 ft waves · 7 kn wind)

Tue

0.8 m waves · 9 kn wind (2.6 ft waves · 9 kn wind)

Wed

0.5 m waves · 6 kn wind (1.7 ft waves · 6 kn wind)

Thu

0.4 m waves · 5 kn wind (1.2 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Fri

0.4 m waves · 3 kn wind (1.2 ft waves · 3 kn wind)

Sat

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

Every forecast dive window each day, site-local time, from wave and wind forecasts. Numbers under each bar are daylight averages.

First light 6:10 · Sunrise 6:33 · Sunset 18:07 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 2.1 km from site · updated 24 Oct, 01:13 GMT-4

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.

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Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

January, 100% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 27°C (81°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.6 ft), wind has typically been 10 knots, historically most favorable
February, 99% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 27°C (80°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (2.8 ft), wind has typically been 11 knots
March, 100% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 27°C (81°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.5 ft), wind has typically been 10 knots, historically most favorable
April, 100% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 28°C (82°F), waves have typically been 0.7 m (2.4 ft), wind has typically been 10 knots, historically most favorable
May, 100% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (84°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.5 ft), wind has typically been 9 knots, historically most favorable
June, 100% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (85°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.2 ft), wind has typically been 10 knots, historically most favorable
July, 98% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 30°C (85°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (3.1 ft), wind has typically been 10 knots
August, 98% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 30°C (86°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.6 ft), wind has typically been 10 knots
September, 100% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 30°C (87°F), waves have typically been 0.6 m (2.1 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots, historically most favorable
October, 99% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 30°C (87°F), waves have typically been 0.7 m (2.1 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
November, 98% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (85°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.6 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
December, 100% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 28°C (83°F), waves have typically been 0.7 m (2.4 ft), wind has typically been 9 knots, historically most favorable

January, March, April, May, June, September, and December have typically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site, by month

Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

Lionfish recorded here Jun, Aug (2 records)
Pterois volitansmost recent 2012
Trumpetfish recorded here Jun, Aug (2 records)
Aulostomus maculatusmost recent 2012
Banded Butterflyfish recorded here Jun (1 record)
Chaetodon striatusmost recent 2012
Bar Jack recorded here Jun (1 record)
Caranx rubermost recent 2012
Bastard Eel recorded here Jul (1 record)
Gymnothorax miliarismost recent 2003
Caribbean Spiny Lobster recorded here Jun (1 record)
Panulirus argusmost recent 2012
Common Spiny Lobster recorded here Aug (1 record)
Palinurus elephasmost recent 2009
Echidna catenata recorded here Jun (1 record)
most recent 2012

Newest record here: 2012. Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.

Fills & rentals nearby

No dive shops mapped within 25 km (16 mi). Know one? Add it to the map.

Data updated July 2026

Site details

Aquarium is a dive site in Dominican Republic. The site is reached by boat.

No hazards recorded for this site yet — that never means there are none. Ask a local operator before you dive.

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