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Lochaline
Isle Of Mull, Scotland, United Kingdom
Water bodySea of the Hebrides
Water temp8–15°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Lochaline is a wall and wreck dive site near Isle Of Mull, Highland, United Kingdom, in the Sea of the Hebrides. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, nudibranchs, sea fans, dolphins, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 15 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentus
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Squat LobsterMunida rugosa
Common Sun StarCrossaster papposus
North Sea CerianthidSynarachnactis lloydii
Rosy Feather-starAntedon bifida
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Nearby sites
- 1Isle of Mull18 km
- 2Tobermory, Mull20 km
- 3Gallanach Reef23 km
- 4Bonawe Quarry35 km
- 5Carnoch Bay - Ballaculish41 km
- 6Conger Alley73 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org