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Shelter cove
Mormugao, Goa, India
EntryShore
Max depth7 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyArabian Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–May
About this site
Shelter cove is a channel and wall dive site near Mormugao, Goa, India, in the Arabian Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 7 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels, stingrays, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Redtail ButterflyfishChaetodon collare
- Bluelined HindCephalopholis formosa
- Honeycomb MorayGymnothorax favagineus
- Devil FirefishPterois miles
- Bengal SergeantAbudefduf bengalensis
- Indian Yellowtail AngelfishApolemichthys xanthurus
- PufferfishChelonodontops patoca
White Thread FishHolothuria leucospilota
Nearby sites
- 1Turbo Tunnel0.4 km
- 2Suzy's wreck0.6 km
- 3Bounty Bay0.6 km
- 4St. George reef1.0 km
- 5Navy Bay Rocks1.2 km
- 6Sail Rock2.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org