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Cataratta Shoal
San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily, Italy
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Cataratta Shoal is a pinnacle and wall dive site near San Vito Lo Capo, Trapani, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
SalemaSarpa salpa
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
Nearby sites
- 1Kent Wreck0.2 km
- 2Cala Rossa Shoal1.0 km
- 3Tonnara del Secco1.7 km
- 4Torre dell'Usciere2.5 km
- 5Cow Passage4.7 km
- 6Punta Negra Wall4.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org