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Morro de Gaira
Santa Marta, Colombia
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Morro de Gaira is a reef dive site near Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, sea turtles, lionfish, jacks, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
LionfishPterois volitans
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Reef ButterflyfishChaetodon sedentarius
Lane SnapperLutjanus synagris
Nearby sites
- 1El Nataly (naufragio)1.6 km
- 2Calderón1.8 km
- 3Inca Inca1.8 km
- 4El Morro de Santa Marta4.2 km
- 5El Morro Tec4.2 km
- 6Punta Betin4.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org