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Paraiso (Cano Island)

Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Shore entryRash guard or 2mm shorty typical

Paraiso (Cano Island) at a glance

Paraiso (Cano Island) is a shore dive site in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Typically most favorable Mar · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 30°C (87°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Marine model · graded 3h ago
1.3 mwaves — about a meter and a half expected

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 30°C · seasonal avg 29°C

Dive windows this week

Best: Sun
Sun6:00–18:00
Mon6:00–18:00
Tue6:00–18:00
Wed6:00–18:00
Thu6:00–18:00
Fri6:00–18:00
Sat

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

First light 5:03 · Sunrise 5:26 · Sunset 17:57

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 0.7 km from site · graded 3h ago

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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.

Best months, historically

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

  1. Jan96%29°C1.3 m
  2. Feb94%30°C1.2 m
  3. Mar97%30°C1.2 m
  4. Apr82%30°C1.4 m
  5. May45%30°C1.7 m
  6. Jun47%29°C1.7 m
  7. Jul61%29°C1.5 m
  8. Aug75%29°C1.6 m
  9. Sep58%29°C1.6 m
  10. Oct53%29°C1.7 m
  11. Nov59%28°C1.6 m
  12. Dec97%29°C1.3 m

March and December havetypically 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.

  • Triaenodon obesus recorded here Feb, Apr (3 records)

    most recent 2013

  • Rhincodon typus recorded here Mar (2 records)

    most recent 2012

  • Dermochelys Blainville, 1816 recorded here Mar (1 record)

    most recent 2012

  • Haemulopsis axillaris recorded here Apr (1 record)

    most recent 2008

  • Heteroconger pellegrini recorded here Feb (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Mobula birostris recorded here Mar (1 record)

    most recent 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.

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Site details

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