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Arcos da Caloura
Caloura Arches · Água de Pau, Azores, Portugal
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp16–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Arcos da Caloura is a cave dive site near Água de Pau, Azores, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, jacks, nudibranchs, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
False Killer WhalePseudorca crassidens
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Nearby sites
- 1Islet Bay5.2 km
- 2Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo6.2 km
- 3Lagoa7.2 km
- 4Willy Wonka10 km
- 5Dori Wreck11 km
- 6The Anchors12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org