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Bastion
Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands, Spain
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
Bastion is a cave and reef dive site near Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, barracuda, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Rock-pool BlennyParablennius parvicornis
- Rock GobyMauligobius maderensis
Redlip BlennyOphioblennius atlanticus
Flattened CrabPlagusia depressa
SalemaSarpa salpa
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
Hairy CrabPilumnus hirtellus
Nearby sites
- 1Semiramis0.5 km
- 2Bollullo1.4 km
- 3Harbor Puerto de la Cruz2.4 km
- 4Labyrinth2.9 km
- 5Chimney3.2 km
- 6La Rapadura4.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org