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Malepasso
Santa Cesarea Terme, Puglia, Italy
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAdriatic Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Malepasso is a wall dive site near Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Italy, in the Adriatic Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
DamselfishChromis chromis
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
SalemaSarpa salpa
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Nearby sites
- 1Il canyon fantasma2.2 km
- 2Il cimitero delle ancore2.9 km
- 3Aquario Nord6.3 km
- 4La Cattedrale28 km
- 5Peschereccio Greco29 km
- 6Terradico30 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org