La Parguera Wall
Puerto Rico · United States
La Parguera Wall is the southern coast's signature dive, where the continental shelf drops abruptly from 15 m to beyond 300 m in a near-vertical cliff draped with black coral trees, wire coral, and deep-sea sea fans. By day the wall hosts sleeping nurse sharks and resident moray eels; after dark it transforms into one of Puerto Rico's best night diving venues, with octopuses, lionfish, and fluorescent invertebrates emerging from the coral matrix. The adjacent bioluminescent bay creates a magical bonus after night dives, with the dinoflagellate-lit water glowing brilliant blue with every movement.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 60 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
25 to 31°C
swimsuit or 1mm
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Crested Anole
Last confirmed Jun 29, 2026 · 297 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Caribbean Land Hermit Crab
Last confirmed Jun 30, 2026 · 110 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Venezuelan Troupial
Last confirmed Jul 1, 2026 · 120 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Black-Necked Stilt
Last confirmed Jun 29, 2026 · 90 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Nurse Shark
Last confirmed Jan 20, 2026 · 2 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Black Coral
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Caribbean Reef Octopus
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Green Moray
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear