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
Advanced≤30 m
Roca Partida
Dive site in Socorro (Revillagigedo), Mexico
A split-rock pinnacle where whitetip reef sharks pack into crevices while silky and Galapagos sharks cruise the blue.
- Max depth
- 50 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Nov–May
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A pinnacle and wall dive. Known for whale sharks, manta rays and galápagos sharks.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: padi.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Pinnacle, Wall
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Whale sharks
- Manta rays
- Galápagos sharks
- Hammerhead sharks
- Oceanic whitetip sharks
- Silky sharks
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Tuna
- 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 Roca Partida?
More dives in Socorro (Revillagigedo)
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
down to 29 m
El Cañón
San Benedicto's premier shark dive, with regular silvertip, Galápagos and silky sharks and hammerhead schools most reliable January–March.
- 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.