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Los Arcos
Calp, Valencian Community, Spain
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Los Arcos is a wall dive site near Calp, Alicante, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 14 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish, moray eels, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Cotton-spinnerHolothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Marbled Electric RayTorpedo marmorata
Eagle RayMyliobatis aquila
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Nearby sites
- 1Final del Paseo0.5 km
- 2Nido del Águila0.5 km
- 3Roca Plana0.6 km
- 4Racó0.6 km
- 5Tres Piedras0.6 km
- 6Roca Langosta0.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org