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Secca d'Africa
Ustica, Sicily, Italy
Max depth25 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Secca d'Africa is a pinnacle and reef dive site near Ustica, Palermo, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 25 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
- 1Le Piramidi0.6 km
- 2Sutta zà Lisa0.8 km
- 3Secchitello1.3 km
- 4Grotta Azzurra1.5 km
- 5Punta Gavazzi1.9 km
- 6Grotta della Pastizza2.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org