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Santo Antao Tarrafal Bay
Alto Mira, Porto Novo, Cabo Verde
Max depth18 m–40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp22–25°C
Best monthsApr–Oct
About this site
Santo Antao Tarrafal Bay is a dive site near Alto Mira, Porto Novo, Cabo Verde, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, lobsters, stingrays, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green LobsterPanulirus regius
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoides
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Rude PenshellPinna rudis
Beaded Sea CucumberEuapta lappa
Large-spotted Sea HareAplysia dactylomela
Round StingrayTaeniurops grabatus
Slate Pencil UrchinEucidaris tribuloides
Nearby sites
- 1Ponta Noh Jon44 km
- 2Djeu - São Vicente, Cabo Verde44 km
- 3Ponta Canjana - São Vicente, Cabo Verde45 km
- 4São Macário46 km
- 5São Macário - São Vicente, Cabo Verde46 km
- 6São Pedro - São Vicente, Cabo Verde49 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org