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Secca di Ponente
Milazzo, Messina, Italy
Max depth10 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Secca di Ponente is a pinnacle dive site near Milazzo, Messina, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 10 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes cuttlefish, nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, 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
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
SalemaSarpa salpa
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Nearby sites
- 1Tre Pietrazze1.7 km
- 2Secca di Levante1.9 km
- 3Grotta del Cristo2.8 km
- 4Zu Innaru Rock47 km
- 5Blue Cave Bay48 km
- 6Siphone48 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org