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Punta Falconiera
Ustica, Sicily, Italy
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Max depth42 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Punta Falconiera is a cavern and wall dive site near Ustica, Palermo, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 42 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, nudibranchs, sea fans, barracuda, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
SalemaSarpa salpa
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Nearby sites
- 1Grotta Totò1.1 km
- 2"Grotta delle Stalattiti"1.1 km
- 3Scoglio del Medico1.2 km
- 4Cala Sidoti1.6 km
- 5Ustica Secca Della Colombara2.0 km
- 6Punta dell'Arpa2.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org