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El Fraile
Placilla, Valparaiso Region, Chile
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp13–18°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
El Fraile is a wall dive site near Placilla, Valparaíso, Chile, in the Pacific Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Humboldt SquidDosidicus gigas
Redspotted CatsharkSchroederichthys chilensis
South American Sea LionOtaria byronia
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris- Cunningham's TriplefinHelcogrammoides cunninghami
- Deep-bodied PipefishLeptonotus blainvilleanus
- Dusky Finless SkateGurgesiella furvescens
- KingklipGenypterus maculatus
Nearby sites
- 1La Isla0.9 km
- 2El Falucho1.2 km
- 3La Caldera1.2 km
- 4Los Jardines1.4 km
- 5Bajo El Norte16 km
- 6Club de Buceo19 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org