La Corbeteña
Puerto Vallarta · Mexico
La Corbeteña is a remote offshore seamount rising from 200 m to 25 m below the surface, sitting 27 km southwest of Puerto Vallarta in open Pacific. The seamount is too deep for recreational reef diving on its upper shelf but the walls and blue water draw extraordinary pelagics: bull sharks, silky sharks, silvertip sharks, massive schools of bigeye trevally, and seasonal whale sharks. This is a serious advanced site requiring a long boat ride and current experience — when conditions align, it competes with the best seamount dives in the Pacific.
Conditions
Depth
25 to 50 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
21 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Strong |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Bigeye Trevally
Last confirmed May 20, 2026 · 3 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Bull Shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Silky Shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Silvertip Shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Black Coral
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Whale Shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Giant Manta Ray
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Hammerhead Shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear