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Lidador

Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal

Max depth11 m

LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly

Water bodyAtlantic Ocean

Water temp16–23°C

Estimated from climate dataJul–Sep

About this site

Lidador is a wall and wreck dive site near Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 11 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, jacks, sea turtles, nudibranchs, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 23 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberGood

Generally good diving.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Skipjack TunaKatsuwonus pelamis
PilchardSardina pilchardus
Blue Jack MackerelTrachurus picturatus
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Red Sea-breamPagellus bogaraveo

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org