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Santa Maria Tiger Shark
Santa Maria, Sal, Cabo Verde
Max depth15 m–28 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Best monthsSep–Feb
About this site
Santa Maria Tiger Shark is a dive site near Santa Maria, Sal, Cabo Verde, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 28 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, reef sharks, stingrays, lobsters, nurse sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Lemon SharkNegaprion brevirostris- TrantranAulostomus strigosus
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Round StingrayTaeniurops grabatus
Blackbar SoldierfishMyripristis jacobus- African HindCephalopholis taeniops
- DoctorfishAcanthurus monroviae
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org