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El Arenal
Javea, Alicante, Spain
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Water bodyBalearic Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
El Arenal is a dive site near Javea, Alicante, Spain, in the Balearic Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish, dolphins, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Cotton-spinnerHolothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Common PrawnPalaemon serratus
Nearby sites
- 1Segundo Montañar1.0 km
- 2Primer Montañar1.6 km
- 3Primera y Segunda Caletas2.0 km
- 4La Grava2.5 km
- 5Cap Marti2.9 km
- 6Pope2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: CEDEX · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org