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Sandycove Beach
Dalkey, Ireland
EntryShore
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIrish Sea
Water temp8–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Sandycove Beach is a reef dive site near Dalkey, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland, in the Irish Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, dolphins, lobsters, soft corals, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
LobsterHomarus gammarus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Rosy Feather-starAntedon bifida
Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentus
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org