Tambor sits on the Nicoya Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean and offers a varied mix of site types: reef, wall, pinnacle, cave, drift, and wreck diving. All access is by boat. Sites suit all experience levels, from calm beginner reefs to drift dives with strong dynamic currents. The depth range across the area's eight sites runs from ten to twenty-three metres. Divers can expect to see eagle rays, marble rays, whitetip reef sharks, silvertip sharks, whale sharks, green and Ridley turtles, and macro subjects including nudibranchs and giant frogfish. Visibility is variable and can shift rapidly on any given dive.
Monthly water temperature across Tambor's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures vary moderately through the year, dipping slightly in February and March before rising through mid-summer. The Pacific dry season from December to April generally brings calmer seas and more predictable surface conditions. During the wetter months currents at drift sites can strengthen considerably, making buoyancy control more demanding.
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Water temperature around Tambor ranges from about 26°C in March to 29°C in July, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 29°C) a rash guard or 3mm shorty is comfortable in Tambor; in the coldest months (about 26°C) step up to a 3mm full suit.
Fin maps 8 sites in Tambor (6 scuba diving sites and 1 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
