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Mobulas Hot Spot
Azores, Portugal
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp16–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Mobulas Hot Spot is a drift dive site, Azores, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Bigeye TunaThunnus obesus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Skipjack TunaKatsuwonus pelamis- Blue Jack MackerelTrachurus picturatus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
False Killer WhalePseudorca crassidens
Nearby sites
- 1Islet Bay67 km
- 2Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo68 km
- 3Arcos da Caloura69 km
- 4Lagoa72 km
- 5Willy Wonka73 km
- 6Dori Wreck74 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org