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Garajau Beach
Caniço, Madeira Islands, Portugal
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Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp18–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Garajau Beach is a dive site near Caniço, Madeira, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, moray eels, sea turtles, groupers, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala macrorhynchus
Rough-toothed DolphinSteno bredanensis
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
Nearby sites
- 1Reis Magos2.9 km
- 2Pronto Wreck5.7 km
- 3Azul House reef6.1 km
- 4Carlton House reef6.4 km
- 5Wreck Afonso Cerqueira13 km
- 6Quinta do Lorde18 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org