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Punta Cuevas
Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp10–18°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Punta Cuevas is a cave and reef dive site near Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea lions, nudibranchs, seals, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 10 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
South American Sea LionOtaria byronia- Patagonian GrouperAcanthistius patachonicus
- Brazilian SandperchPseudopercis semifasciata
- Cunningham's TriplefinHelcogrammoides cunninghami
- Elephant FishCallorhinchus callorynchus
Southern Elephant SealMirounga leonina- Patagonian RedfishSebastes oculatus
Nearby sites
- 1Albatros, wreck0.7 km
- 2Urabain, Wreck1.0 km
- 3Hundimiento Hu Shun Yu #8091.2 km
- 4Parque Nuevo1.9 km
- 5Miralles, Wreck2.0 km
- 6Naufragio Emma2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org