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El Morro Tec
Santa Marta, Colombia
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
El Morro Tec is a drift, reef and wall dive site near Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, sea turtles, lionfish, groupers, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
LionfishPterois volitans
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Reef ButterflyfishChaetodon sedentarius
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Slate Pencil UrchinEucidaris tribuloides
Nearby sites
- 1El Morro de Santa Marta0.2 km
- 2Barcazas1.1 km
- 3Punta Betin1.2 km
- 4Playa Vaca3.5 km
- 5Remanso3.8 km
- 6Inca Inca3.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org