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Sites de plongée de Chicharvel
Hondarribia, Pyrenees-Atlantics, France
Water bodyBay of Biscay
Water temp12–22°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Sites de plongée de Chicharvel is a dive site near Hondarribia, Pyrenees-Atlantics, France, in the Bay of Biscay. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, octopus, jacks, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 22 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
MackerelScomber scombrus
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
ScadTrachurus trachurus
Nearby sites
- 1Erretak1.7 km
- 2Playa de los frailes1.7 km
- 3Cala de los frailes1.7 km
- 4La Caseta3.5 km
- 5Las Cuevas3.5 km
- 6Belharra-Perdun4.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org