Roca Partida
A split-rock pinnacle where whitetip reef sharks pack into crevices while silky and Galapagos sharks cruise the blue.
- Advanced
- Wall
- Whale sharks
Advanced≤30 m
El Cañón
Dive site in Socorro (Revillagigedo), Mexico
San Benedicto's premier shark dive, with regular silvertip, Galápagos and silky sharks and hammerhead schools most reliable January–March.
- Usual dive
- 27 m
- Deepest point
- 29 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Nov–May
The dive
A dive. Known for manta rays, galápagos sharks and hammerhead sharks.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: scubadiving.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Manta rays
- Galápagos sharks
- Hammerhead sharks
- Silky sharks
- Silvertip sharks
- Dolphins
- Trevally
Season in Socorro (Revillagigedo)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Nov–May.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is Socorro (Revillagigedo)?
The point shows the Socorro (Revillagigedo) area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Socorro (Revillagigedo)
Drift
down to 40 m
Cabo Pearce
A rocky finger of reef on Socorro's east side known for manta cleaning stations and near-daily bottlenose dolphin encounters.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
Pinnacle
down to 50 m
El Boiler
A pinnacle and giant Pacific manta cleaning station you can circle several times in one dive, flying side by side with the mantas.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Roca Partida dive site, Socorro, Raphaelgatti, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
