3rd April
A comfortable day out at Gordo Banks with 5 divers and 2 guides departing Cabo San Lucas. Small waves and no wind made for a pleasant ride. Hammerheads were present but interactions were short, mostly fly-bys.
Mobula rays and skipjacks added plenty of life to both dives.
Diving Conditions:
- Water temperature: 75-80°F / 24-27°C
- Visibility: 50-60ft / 15-18m
- Current: none
- Thermocline: Yes (Depth: 70ft/21mts, T°: 67°F/19.5°C, Viz: 30ft/9mts)
Wildlife Encounter:
- 10+ School of Hammerheads (fly-by)
- Mobula rays
- Cownose rays
- Manta rays
- Stingray
- School of Skipjacks
4th April
A nice and sunny day at Gordo Banks conditions were good with medium waves and a bit of wind. A memorable surface interval with humpback whales circling the boat.
On the Outer Banks we spotted 6 to 8 hammerheads briefly, along with hammerheads passing above the thermocline throughout the dives. The Inner Banks delivered an impressive variety of reef life including jacks, angelfish, snappers and a beautiful bat ray.
Diving Conditions:
- Water temperature: 65-70°F / 18-21°C
- Visibility: 40-50ft / 12-15m
- Current: some
- Thermocline: Yes (Depth: 60ft/20mts, T°: 67°F/19°C, Viz: 25ft/8mts)
Wildlife Encounter:
- 1 to 5 Hammerheads (scouts, singles, and brief school sightings)
- Silky sharks
- Mobula rays
- Cownose rays
- Manta rays
- Stingray
- Bat ray
- Jacks
- Angelfish
- Snappers
- Jellyfishes
22nd April
Small waves and no wind set the tone for some very nice diving at gordo banks packed with diversified marine life. On board 4 divers and 2 guides departing Cabo San Lucas.
Silky sharks and hammerheads came and went throughout both dives. A highlight was swimming right through a massive school of skipjacks and trevallies for an extended time and at the end of the first dive, a Mobula tarapakana made a stunning appearance, circling the group for 2 to 3 minutes.
Diving Conditions:
- Water temperature: 70-75°F / 21-24°C
- Visibility: 50-60ft / 15-18m
- Current: none
- Thermocline: Yes (Depth: 75ft/25mts, T°: 22°C, Viz: 10-15mts)
Wildlife Encounter:
- 1 to 5 Hammerheads (scouts, singles)
- Silky sharks
- Mobula rays
- Cownose rays
- Manta rays
- Stingray
- Mobula tarapakana (2-3 minute encounter)
- School of trevallies
- School of skipjacks
30th April
A calm and rewarding day at Gordo Banks with 1 diver and 1 guide leaving Cabo San Lucas.
Comfortable conditions with small waves and no wind. Good visibility and a solid shark encounter a school of 10+ hammerheads made a fly-by appearance alongside rays and a surprise striped marlin.
Diving Conditions:
- Water temperature: 70-75°F / 21-24°C
- Visibility: 50-60ft / 15-18m
- Current: none
- Thermocline: Yes (Depth: 66ft/20mts, T°: 69°F/20°C, Viz: 15ft/5mts)
Wildlife Encounter:
- 10+ School of Hammerheads (short interaction, fly-by)
- Mobula rays
- Cownose rays
- Manta rays
- Stingray
- Striped marlin