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Alien Head
Olhos de Água, Algarve, Portugal
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Alien Head is a reef dive site near Olhos de Água, Faro, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, cuttlefish, octopus, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Undulate RayRaja undulata
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Spotted RayRaja montagui
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org