Spot-specific Fernando de Noronha dive-site descriptions.
Brazil · Fernando de Noronha
Exposed offshore mount with anchors, big groupers, and traveling fish.
Exposed offshore mount with anchors, big groupers, and traveling fish.
Cabeço das Cordas is an offshore mount named for the anchors and rope lost here by fishing boats in rougher seas, and that exposed setting still defines the dive today. Giant groupers, rock hinds, and other traveling fish give the site a deeper blue-water feel than a sheltered reef stop.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Plan for strong currents and choose depth appropriate to training and experience.
Legal Notes
Protected-area rules apply and operators may keep the site for experienced groups when conditions are rougher offshore.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Beginners can stay in the shallower section to about 17 m, while advanced divers can extend to roughly 33 m.
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Research Sources
Spot-specific Fernando de Noronha dive-site descriptions.
ICMBio operational visitation protocol for Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park.

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