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El Elmo
Portonovo, Galicia, Spain
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp13–19°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
El Elmo is a wall dive site near Portonovo, Pontevedra, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, octopus, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 19 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Ballan WrasseLabrus bergylta
Undulate RayRaja undulata
Common Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Nearby sites
- 1La gruta0.3 km
- 2Punta Seame1.0 km
- 3Pecio Afroditi-P4.0 km
- 4Faro Mourisca4.3 km
- 5Cabo Udra5.2 km
- 6Bateas6.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org