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Islas Cíes

Nigrán, Galicia, Spain

Photo: Julio Aquino · CC BY 3.0

EntryShore

Water bodyAtlantic Ocean

Water temp13–19°C

Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep

About this site

Islas Cíes is a dive site near Nigrán, Pontevedra, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, dolphins, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 19 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberGood

Generally good diving.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Long Clawed Porcelain CrabPisidia longicornis
Lesser Spotted DogfishScyliorhinus canicula
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
PilchardSardina pilchardus
Undulate RayRaja undulata
Ballan WrasseLabrus bergylta
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
White SeabreamDiplodus cadenati

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org