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Playa Mellizas
Águilas, Costa Del Sol Andalucia, Spain
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Playa Mellizas is a pinnacle and wall dive site near Águilas, Almería, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, octopus, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Mola MolaMola mola
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Blackbelly RosefishHelicolenus dactylopterus
Nearby sites
- 1Cabeza del Caballito Catedral "LA CATE"1.3 km
- 2Barcoquemao3.8 km
- 3La Losa del Payo5.9 km
- 4Abanico Tortuga Diving6.3 km
- 5La Catedral6.9 km
- 6Calarreona7.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org