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El Cabrón - Cueva Grande (the Big Cave)
Carrizal, Canary Islands, Spain
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp19–23°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
El Cabrón - Cueva Grande (the Big Cave) is a cave, cavern, reef and wall dive site near Carrizal, Las Palmas, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, stingrays, groupers, octopus, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Angel SharkSquatina squatina
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris- Island GrouperMycteroperca fusca
- TrantranAulostomus strigosus
SalemaSarpa salpa
Nearby sites
- 1Hole in the Wall0.1 km
- 2El Cabrón - 'Los Roncadores'0.1 km
- 3El Cabrón - The Table Top0.1 km
- 4Punta de la Sal0.3 km
- 5El Cabron Beach0.4 km
- 6Playa del Cabrón0.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org