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Sites de plongée de la Basse des Esclaves
Biarritz, Pyrenees-Atlantics, France
Water bodyBay of Biscay
Water temp12–22°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Sites de plongée de la Basse des Esclaves is a dive site near Biarritz, Pyrenees-Atlantics, France, in the Bay of Biscay. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, seals, sea turtles, octopus. 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
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melas
Green UrchinEchinocyamus pusillus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Sea-potatoEchinocardium cordatum
Nearby sites
- 1Site de plongée de Guéthary5.5 km
- 2Tech Ocean11 km
- 3Belharra-Perdun12 km
- 4Erretak15 km
- 5Sites de plongée de Chicharvel16 km
- 6Playa de los frailes18 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org