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Las Cuevas
Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain
Water bodyBay of Biscay
Water temp12–22°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Las Cuevas is a cave and channel dive site near Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Spain, in the Bay of Biscay. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, jacks, octopus, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 22 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
MackerelScomber scombrus
ScadTrachurus trachurus
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melas
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
Nearby sites
- 1La Caseta0.0 km
- 2Playa de los frailes1.7 km
- 3Cala de los frailes1.7 km
- 4Sites de plongée de Chicharvel3.5 km
- 5Erretak5.2 km
- 6Belharra-Perdun7.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org