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Mae Ilha Caves
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp22–26°C
Estimated from climate dataFeb–Nov
About this site
Mae Ilha Caves is a cave dive site near Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 9 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes eagle rays, sea turtles, dolphins, sea fans, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Variegated UrchinLytechinus variegatus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina- Brazilian GuitarfishPseudobatos horkelii
- Guiana DolphinSotalia guianensis
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Nearby sites
- 1Ilha Mae / Ponta Sul0.4 km
- 2Canal da Ilha Menina1.4 km
- 3Costao de Itaipu2.0 km
- 4Ilha Pai / Ponta Sul2.5 km
- 5Pico da Coroa3.6 km
- 6Enseada do Bananal4.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org