Hammerhead at Gordo Banks

November 3rd 

Today we headed out from Cabo San Lucas on our larger panga boat with 6 guests and 2 guides. 

The surface was smooth and we arrived at the bank around 8.30 for our first dive. Our captain dropped us in a great place and we hit the pinnacle with ease both dives.

Diving Conditions

  • Water Temperature: 83f all the way down
  • Visibility: 100ft
  • Current: none

Wildlife encounter

  • 3 large scalloped hammerhead sharks
  • Huge school of Bonitas
  • Sea lions
  • School of Mackerell.

November 9

Amazing diving! We took 8 divers and 2 guides from CSL on the large panga. Conditions were flat.We hit the rock on the first dive but unfortunately the current picked up slightly and the second dive was a blue water dive.

Diving Conditions

  • Temperature: 78f to 80ft and then cold thermocline at 70f.
  • Visibility: 80-90ft
  • Current: none to fair

Wildlife encounter :

On the first dive there were more than 10 hammerheads, many Tope sharks, 2 pelagic stingrays, yellow fin jacks and lots of skip jacks. On the second blue water dive some large Mobula Mobular rays passed by.

November 11

Lucky divers saw whales today! They passed as they surfaced from the dive. 4 divers and Felipe guiding on the fast Apex boat. We found the rock both dives. 

Diving Conditions

  • Water temperature: 78f to 80ft and then cold thermocline at 70f
  • Visibility: 60ft
  • Current: mild

Wildlife encounter

WHALES! Tons of fish schools, snapper and green jacks, giant manta ray. No bonitos today! 

November 13

3 divers and Jhoni as the guide

Wildlife Encounter

  • 1st dive: Tons of fish schools, snapper and green jacks, giant manta ray. No bonitos or sharks today! 
  • 2nd dive: not much! Lots of invertebrates drifting by. 

Diving Conditions

  • Water temperature: 77ft all the way down
  • Visibility: 60ft
  • Current: mild

November 14

PRIVATE BOAT 2 divers

Lucky divers saw whales today! They passed again as they surfaced from the dive. 2 divers and Ben guiding on the fast Apex boat. We found the rock on both dives. 

Diving Conditions

  • Water Temperature: 78f to 80ft and then cold thermocline at 70f
  • Visibility: 60ft
  • Current: mild

Wildlife encounter

WHALES! Tons of fish schools (snapper, green jacks). No bonitos or hammerheads today! 

November 15

Amazing diving! We took 6 divers and 2 guides from Cabo San Lucas on the large panga.

Conditions were a little choppy on the way back. We hit the rock both dives 

Diving Conditions

  • Water temperature: 77f no thermocline
  • Visibility: 60-70ft
  • Current: none

Wildlife

Mobula rays, skipjacks, snapper, green jacks, bonitos but no sharks.