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Secca di Washignton
La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Secca di Washignton is a channel, pinnacle and reef dive site near La Maddalena, Olbia-Tempio, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, groupers, nudibranchs, sea fans, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Slender GobyGobius geniporus
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
DamselfishChromis chromis
Nearby sites
- 1Il Fungo0.9 km
- 2Scoglio dei Barracuda1.4 km
- 3Secca di Spargi1.5 km
- 4Punta Zanotto/motore d'aereo1.8 km
- 5Gerardia savaglia2.5 km
- 6Scoglio del Paganetto5.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org