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Punta Vicente Roca

Galápagos, EcuadorDirections
Rash guard or 2mm shorty typical

Punta Vicente Roca at a glance

Punta Vicente Roca is a dive site in Galápagos, Ecuador. Typically most favorable Aug · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 28°C (83°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

No window today· next: tomorrow 6:00–18:00 · favorable

Forecast for this hour · 21:00 · run 22 h ago
1.6 m (5.2 ft)waves — about a meter and a half expected (waves — about five feet expected)

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 28°C · seasonal avg 24°C ( · Forecast 83°F · seasonal avg 75°F)

Dive windows this week

FriNo window

1.6 m waves · 7 kn wind (5.2 ft waves · 7 kn wind)

Sat6:00–18:00 favorable

1.5 m waves · 4 kn wind (4.8 ft waves · 4 kn wind)

Sun6:00–18:00 favorable

1.3 m waves · 5 kn wind (4.1 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Mon6:00–18:00 favorable

1.3 m waves · 6 kn wind (4.1 ft waves · 6 kn wind)

Tue6:00–18:00 favorable

1.3 m waves · 9 kn wind (4.3 ft waves · 9 kn wind)

Wed6:00–18:00 favorable

1.3 m waves · 2 kn wind (4.2 ft waves · 2 kn wind)

ThuNot in the forecast yet

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 5:25 · Sunrise 5:47 · Sunset 17:53 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 11 km from site · updated 22 Oct, 23:22 GMT-6

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.

  1. January, 81% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 26°C (78°F), waves have typically been 1.4 m (4.6 ft), wind has typically been 6 knots
  2. February, 95% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 27°C (80°F), waves have typically been 1.3 m (4.1 ft), wind has typically been 6 knots
  3. March, 95% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 27°C (80°F), waves have typically been 1.3 m (4.2 ft), wind has typically been 6 knots
  4. April, 91% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 1.3 m (4.1 ft), wind has typically been 6 knots
  5. May, 83% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 23°C (74°F), waves have typically been 1.3 m (4.2 ft), wind has typically been 7 knots
  6. June, 90% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 1.2 m (4.0 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  7. July, 96% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 1.1 m (3.6 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  8. August, 98% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (74°F), waves have typically been 1.1 m (3.6 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots, historically most favorable
  9. September, 93% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 22°C (72°F), waves have typically been 1.1 m (3.6 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  10. October, 91% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 1.3 m (4.1 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  11. November, 96% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 1.3 m (4.1 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  12. December, 96% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 1.2 m (4.0 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots

August has 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.

  • Hippocampus ingens recorded here Oct (3 records)

    most recent 2012

  • Zalophus californianus recorded here Oct (3 records)

    most recent 2012

  • Ocean Sunfish recorded here Oct (2 records)

    Mola molamost recent 2012

  • Ogcocephalus darwini recorded here Oct (2 records)

    most recent 2012

  • Anisotremus scapularis recorded here Oct (1 record)

    most recent 2012

  • Scarus compressus recorded here Oct (1 record)

    most recent 2012

  • Xenichthys agassizii recorded here Oct (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.

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Data updated July 2026

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