Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic
Protected Area
Bahia de Luperón
Why dive here
With 232+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, humpback whales, orcas, sea turtles and sperm whales - Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic offers some of Sosua & Puerto Plata's richest reef diving. Water ranges 27-30°C, warmest September, October, November.
Coral Gardens is a pleasant little wall dive near Sosua. We usually hit a max depth of 16 meters, where the mini wall itself bottoms out. The reef is actually in pretty good shape around here, with plenty of colorful corals and sponges clinging to the wall and spilling onto the sandy bottom. You’ll spot a good number of cushion sea stars, queen angelfish are common, and we’ve seen lobsters tucking into crevices. Keep an eye out for spotted sand snake eels in the sand and yellow stingrays gliding past. It's a relaxed dive, good for getting back into the swing of things.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic
Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (19.76, -70.55) (24km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
30°C
86°F · Range: 27.7–31.1°C
Air Temperature
27°C
80°F
Wind Speed
4.26 m/s
8.3 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1012.7 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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