Shark Point Coiba, Panama
Also within 20 km of Santa Catalina
- Santa Catalina Surf spot · 0.3 km from Santa Catalina
- Estero Beach Surf spot · 1.6 km from Santa Catalina
- Punta Roca Surf spot · 2.7 km from Santa Catalina
- Punta Brava Surf spot · 4.1 km from Santa Catalina
- San Pedrillo Surf spot · 7.9 km from Santa Catalina
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry
About Shark Point Coiba
A pinnacle dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santa Catalina.
- Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
- What it is Pinnacle.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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Forecast
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.
Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 48 points out of 80 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (24 points) and the rain (8); gusts of 34 kn or more still score it nothing.
No sea temperature is read for it: nothing forecasts a lake's water, and it is often much colder at depth than at the top. Ask a dive centre what suit to bring.
Best on Sun 18: Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind 3 kn gusting 7.
The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 3 kn | 7kn | 2.5 mm |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 4 kn | 8kn | 2.1 mm |
| Tue 20Oct | 79, good | 4 kn | 7kn | 13.2 mm |
| Wed 21Oct | 77, good | 1 kn | 8kn | 11.2 mm |
| Thu 22Oct | 79, good | 3 kn | 9kn | 6.9 mm |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 5.4 mm |
| Sat 24Oct | 79, good | 2 kn | 11kn | 5.7 mm |
| Sun 25Oct | 77, good | 3 kn | 6kn | 14.1 mm |
| Mon 26Oct | 79, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 6 mm |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 6 mm |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); rain is over the daylight readings, in mm. Water has no reading: no sea temperature is read for a lake. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.
The season
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec7of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the mean wind of each day (a lake has no sea), with no gusts or rain in the history.
Places to eat near Santa Catalina
- Tiki Lodge Bar and RestaurantLatin american · 0.3 km from the centre
- El Chillinguito0.2 km from the centre
- Restaurante Los Pibes0.5 km from the centre
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