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La Nea
Candelaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
La Nea is a reef and wall dive site near Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, barracuda, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Redlip BlennyOphioblennius atlanticus
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster capistrata
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
Nearby sites
- 1Bocacangrejo0.2 km
- 2Radazul (Puerto)0.6 km
- 3Radazul - La Cruz0.9 km
- 4Radazul1.0 km
- 5El Penon - Tabaiba's Wreck1.4 km
- 6Añaza2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org