With breathtaking diversity and a unique ecosystem you can see why Cousteau named this area ‘The World's Aquarium’. Diving in Cabo San Lucas offers just about everything.
Two seas melt into one off the coast of the Cabo San Lucas UNESCO Marine Park creating a hotspot for migrating pelagics. Large schools of hammerhead, mobulas, silkies and whales migrate through these waters. White tips, tornados of sardines, mahi mahi, & turtles can all be spotted: even marlin and orcas occasionally. Listen out for the mesmerizing songs of humpback whales who cruise by in winter.
A true highlight in Cabo San Lucas is diving with the local sea lions. These playful pups are regulars at many of the area’s dive sites and never fail to amuse and entertain with their mischievous antics.
In Cabo, water temperatures range from 68°F/20°C in March to 84°F/29°C in August/September. The rest of the year stays relatively temperate with the occasional thermocline - causing a unique shimmering glass effect. The sun is almost always shinning in Cabo.
December to May is prime time to go diving in Cabo San Lucas if you're looking for bigger marine mammals. Among them: humpbacks, orcas, schooling mobula rays, blue whales, and even whale sharks. This is also the time for lucky divers to spot mako sharks, blue sharks and marlin.
Acrobatic mobulas show up every spring and autumn in their thousands for courting and breeding when water temperatures start to shift. They put on a spectacular show doing backflips and showing off their skills as they search for mates.
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