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La Cala del Peñon
Aguadulce, Andalusia, Spain
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAlboran Sea
Water temp15–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
La Cala del Peñon is a wall dive site near Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, in the Alboran Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 14 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, octopus, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Peacock WrasseSymphodus tinca
DamselfishChromis chromis
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Nearby sites
- 1La Convergencia- Roca Madre0.0 km
- 2El Dies0.4 km
- 3Arrecife Artificial1.8 km
- 4Arrecife Barrera de Posidonia playa de Aguadulce2.0 km
- 5Los Túneles2.4 km
- 6Bello Rincón2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org