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Playa Fosil
Mont-roig del Camp, Catalonia, Spain
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyBalearic Sea
Water temp13–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Playa Fosil is a reef dive site near Mont-roig del Camp, Tarragona, Spain, in the Balearic Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 19 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
SalemaSarpa salpa
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
White SeabreamDiplodus sargus
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Barrel JellyfishRhizostoma pulmo
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
Nearby sites
- 1Platja de Cristall4.6 km
- 2Reserva Marina del Cavet9.3 km
- 3Cala Llobeta15 km
- 4Cuevas del cabo de salou16 km
- 5Cala Calafató16 km
- 6Sant Jordi17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org