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Portland
Portland, England, United Kingdom
Water bodyEnglish Channel
Water temp9–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Portland is a drift, reef and wreck dive site near Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom, in the English Channel. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, soft corals, seals, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 9 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Common Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Ballan WrasseLabrus bergylta
Thornback RayRaja clavata- Broadnose SkateBathyraja brachyurops
Nearby sites
- 1HMS Hood1.7 km
- 2Countess of Erne2.7 km
- 3Chesil Beach11 km
- 4Durdle Door13 km
- 5Lulworth Cove15 km
- 6HMS A319 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org