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Puerto del Carmen (east)
Puerto del Carmen · Puerto del Carmen, Las Palmas, Spain
EntryShore — Puerto del Carmen
Max depth40 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp18–23°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
Puerto del Carmen (east) is a dive site near Puerto del Carmen, Las Palmas, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, octopus, stingrays. 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
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Wide-eyed FlounderBothus podas
Madeira RockfishScorpaena maderensis
Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster capistrata
Nearby sites
- 1Harbour Wall0.2 km
- 2Blue Hole0.2 km
- 3Diver entry point0.3 km
- 4Playa Chica Bay0.3 km
- 5Red Coral (Playa Chica Wall)0.3 km
- 6Playa Chica - Muellito0.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org