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Castle Beach
Falmouth, England, United Kingdom
Max depth8 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyEnglish Channel
Water temp9–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Castle Beach is a reef and wreck dive site near Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, in the English Channel. It has a maximum depth of about 8 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, cuttlefish, lobsters, seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 9 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
StarletAsterina gibbosa
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Nearby sites
- 1Pendennis Shore Dive0.4 km
- 2Silver Steps0.4 km
- 3Gylly Beach1.0 km
- 4Swanpool1.7 km
- 5Porthkerris Beach9.1 km
- 6The Manacles11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org