El Tejoncito
Huatulco · Mexico
El Tejoncito is a submerged rocky point between Chachacual and Maguey bays where the seafloor drops sharply from 5 m to 30 m along a fractured basalt wall decorated with orange cup corals, sea fans, and thick rope sponges. Current regularly sweeps the wall, concentrating planktivores and drawing roaming pelagics including silvertip sharks and Pacific sailfish during winter months. The shallows hide an extraordinary density of nudibranchs and flatworms among the algae-covered boulders, making El Tejoncito a rare Huatulco site that rewards both macro and wide-angle photography on the same dive.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
8 to 15 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
22 to 31°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Great Kiskadee
Last confirmed Jul 4, 2026 · 178 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Tropical Kingbird
Last confirmed Jul 4, 2026 · 58 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Giant Hawkfish
Last confirmed Apr 27, 2026 · 35 records
Very likely
Most dives
Orange Cup Coral
Last confirmed Jan 2, 2026 · 2 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Pacific Sailfish
Last confirmed Feb 26, 2026 · 1 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Gear