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Playa Chica Bay
Puerto del Carmen, Canary Islands, Spain
EntryShore
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp18–23°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
Playa Chica Bay is a dive site near Puerto del Carmen, Las Palmas, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes cuttlefish, nudibranchs, octopus, stingrays, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Angel SharkSquatina squatina- Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
- ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
- Wide-eyed FlounderBothus podas
- Madeira RockfishScorpaena maderensis
Nearby sites
- 1Red Coral (Playa Chica Wall)0.0 km
- 2Playa Chica - Muellito0.0 km
- 3Diver entry point0.1 km
- 4Harbour Wall0.1 km
- 5Catedral0.1 km
- 6Shrimp Cave0.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Approximate area. The pin marks a neighbourhood, not an exact entry point.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org