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El Salpatxot
Salpatxot · l'Estartit, Girona, Spain
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LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
El Salpatxot is a dive site near l'Estartit, Girona, Spain, in the Gulf of Lion. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, lobsters, octopus, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Nearby sites
- 1Guix0.1 km
- 2L'Embarcador del Francès0.1 km
- 3El Medallot0.3 km
- 4Medas Islands Cap de Bou0.3 km
- 5La Pedra de Déu0.4 km
- 6La Pota del Llop0.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org