Mar Chiquita
Protected Area
Hacienda La Esperanza Natural Reserve
Why dive here
With 491+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue sharks, dolphins, eagle rays and hammerhead sharks - Mar Chiquita offers some of La Parguera's richest diving. Water sits around 27°C.
Mar Chiquita in La Parguera gives you a good look at the fringing reef, a fairly gentle wall dive that drops to around 18 meters. You’ll typically see schools of snapper and grunts hanging out, with the occasional eagle ray gliding past in the blue. It’s a solid choice for newer divers or those who prefer a relaxed drift along the reef.
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La Casa del Buzo
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Mar Chiquita
Mar Chiquita Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Mar Chiquita, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (17.95, -67.04) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
27.27°C
81°F
Air Temperature
27.52°C
82°F
Wind Speed
5.51 m/s
10.7 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1014.5 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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