Salvatierra
Protected Area
Balandra
Why dive here
With 195+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue whales, dolphins, humpback whales, nurse sharks and orcas - Salvatierra offers some of Sea of Cortez's richest diving. Water ranges 21-31°C, warmest August, September, October.
The *Salvatierra* wreck sits upright on the seabed, a significant artificial reef for divers in the Sea of Cortez. We often find large schools of barracuda circling the superstructure, along with jacks and the occasional mobula ray passing by. It’s a good spot for advanced open water divers comfortable with depths around 20 meters and some current. Look closely for nudibranchs and smaller critters tucked into the crevices of the wreck.
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The Cortez Club
Sea Lions Dive Center
Dive in la Paz
Hipoxia Freediving
Cabo Pulmo Divers
Divers Inn
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Salvatierra
Salvatierra Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Salvatierra, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (24.05, -109.87) (22km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
30°C
85°F · Range: 28.3–31.6°C
Current Speed
7.81 cm/s
Direction: NW (309.8°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.114 mg/m³
Clear water
Salinity
34.65 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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