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Baixa da Barca
Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal
EntryBoat
Max depth55 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp16–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Sep
About this site
Baixa da Barca is a reef dive site near Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 55 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, jacks, sea turtles, nudibranchs, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
PilchardSardina pilchardus
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus- Blue Jack MackerelTrachurus picturatus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis- Red Sea-breamPagellus bogaraveo
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org