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Las Calderas
Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAlboran Sea
Water temp16–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Las Calderas is a wreck dive site near Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain, in the Alboran Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, sea turtles, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melas
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Nearby sites
- 1Punta Marroquí0.1 km
- 2Las Calles0.4 km
- 3Pecio San Andrés0.4 km
- 4Las Piscinas0.5 km
- 5La Garita I0.7 km
- 6Puerto Pajares0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org