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Isla de Portalo
Cadaqués, Catalonia, Spain
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Isla de Portalo is a wall dive site near Cadaqués, Girona, Spain, in the Gulf of Lion. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, octopus, groupers, lobsters. 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
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Ringneck BlennyParablennius pilicornis
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
ComberSerranus cabrilla
Nearby sites
- 1El Woodside0.3 km
- 2Cala Guillosa0.6 km
- 3Les 3 Frères0.8 km
- 4Islas Fullolas0.9 km
- 5Bajo de la Torre1.1 km
- 6Cala Sardina1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org