Gordo Banks Trip Report September 2025

12th September

Calm early conditions with medium waves and a bit of wind. The highlight was spending 45 minutes inside a swirling school of jacks.

Diving Conditions:

  • Water temperature: 80-85 ºF / 27-30 ºC
  • Visibility: 70-80 ft / 21-25 m
  • Current: not recorded

Wildlife Encounter:

  • 1-5 Hammerheads (scouts)
  • Singles
  • Mobula rays
  • Cownose rays
  • Manta
  • Stingray
  • Schools of jacks
  • Tunas and grunts

23rd September

A calm one-hour ride with small waves and no wind. We encountered a school of over 100 hammerheads and a second school of 30+ at close range. 6 guests and 3 guides

Diving Conditions:

  • Water temperature: 80-85 ºF / 27-30 ºC
  • Visibility: 70-80 ft / 21-25 m
  • Current: not recorded

Wildlife Encounter:

  • 20+ School of Hammerheads