Description:
Southernmost tip of Baja California peninsula. A beautiful coast with peaceful bays and imposing cliffs is running along the western side of this peninsula facing the Pacific Ocean. The Eastern side is called Sea of Cortez. Bay of Cabo San Lucas, the tip of the Baja Peninsula where the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez meet.
Details:
Nearest commercial airport: San Jose del Cabo
Average watertemp: Min 20 - Max 25 oCelcius.
Average visibility: 25 Horizontal metres
Bottom composition: Sand, Rocks
Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water
Seasonality: July untill December. Note however that Sea of Cortez diving is very variable; water temperature and visibility (because of plankton concentration) varies. Sport diving in the Sea of Cortez effectively ceases between December and May. Tropical storms are most likely from mid-September to mid-October.
Marinelife in the area:
Species
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Bottlenose Dolphins
Great Hammerhead sharks
Mating season
Location Gordo Banks - Seamountan 5miles out
Grey/Gray whales
Passing by in Mating season
Humpback whales
On their trek
Killer whales (Orcas)
During mating season
Leatherback turtles
Lay there eggs on the beaches of los cabos
Manta rays
Sea lions and fur seals
Sealoin Colony at the Point close to the Arch
Whale sharks
Whitetip reef sharks
Came to feet and shelter in the bay
Probability of encounter: 0%, 0 > 60%, 60 > 90%, 90 > 100%
Nearest commercial airport: San Jose del Cabo
0%, 
0 > 60%, 
60 > 90%, 
90 > 100%