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Punta Mangle

Fernandina Island · Ecuador

Punta Mangle on Fernandina's northeastern coast is sheltered from the full force of the Cromwell Current, creating a calmer dive environment with better visibility than the island's exposed western sites. The mangrove-fringed bay provides nursery habitat for juvenile sharks and rays, and the underwater lava shelves are blanketed in the cold-water corals and invertebrate communities unique to Fernandina's pristine reef system. This is the most accessible and diver-friendly site on Fernandina, suitable for a wider range of experience levels.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 22 m

Open water and up

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

10 to 20 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

16 to 26°C

5mm wetsuit

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	22	23	23	22	20	18	17	16	17	18	20	21
Vis (m)	12	15	15	12	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12
Current	Gentle	Gentle	Still	Still	Gentle	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle