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Carlton House reef
São Martinho, Madeira Islands, Portugal
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Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp18–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Carlton House reef is a reef dive site near São Martinho, Madeira, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, groupers, jacks, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala macrorhynchus
Rough-toothed DolphinSteno bredanensis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Nearby sites
- 1Azul House reef0.3 km
- 2Pronto Wreck0.8 km
- 3Wreck Afonso Cerqueira6.3 km
- 4Garajau Beach6.4 km
- 5Reis Magos9.2 km
- 6Quinta do Lorde23 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org