Ilha Guarita
Abrolhos Banks · Brazil
Ilha Guarita sits at the heart of the Abrolhos Marine National Park and offers some of the most sheltered and accessible diving in the archipelago, with chapeirão formations starting just below the surface in gin-clear water. The island's protected status has allowed reef fish populations to recover to extraordinary densities — schools of goatfish, grunts, and snappers fill every channel between the coral pillars. Hawksbill and green sea turtles rest on the reef flats in numbers rarely seen anywhere else along the Brazilian coast.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 20 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
22 to 29°C
5mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Green Sea Turtle
Last confirmed Dec 12, 2025 · 6 records
Very likely
Most dives
French Angelfish
Last confirmed Mar 28, 2026 · 2 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Magnificent Frigatebird
Last confirmed Mar 28, 2026 · 2 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Red-Billed Tropicbird
Last confirmed Jul 28, 2024 · 3 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Black Grouper
Last confirmed Dec 12, 2025 · 2 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Brown Noddy
Last confirmed Jul 28, 2024 · 3 records
Rare
Now and then
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Southern Atlantic Grouper
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear