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La Herradura Beach
Almuñécar, Andalusia, Spain
EntryShore
Water bodyAlboran Sea
Water temp15–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
La Herradura Beach is a reef and wall dive site near Almuñécar, Granada, Spain, in the Alboran Sea. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, groupers, dolphins, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Ringneck BlennyParablennius pilicornis
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
DamselfishChromis chromis
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Nearby sites
- 1El Peñon de San Cristobal0.6 km
- 2Marina del este left3.5 km
- 3Punta Del Vapor / Marina Del Este Left Side3.5 km
- 4Fraggle Rock3.6 km
- 5Piedra de En medio3.7 km
- 6Marina Del Este Nerja3.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org