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St Abbs
Eyemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyNorth Sea
Water temp7–15°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
St Abbs is a reef and wall dive site near Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom, in the North Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, nudibranchs, lobsters, dolphins, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 7 to 15 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
LobsterHomarus gammarus
Common Sun StarCrossaster papposus
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
ButterfishPholis gunnellus
Rosy Feather-starAntedon bifida
Nearby sites
- 1St Abbs Marine Park3.4 km
- 2Greenends Gully5.8 km
- 3Eyemouth5.8 km
- 4Nest Ends Gully5.8 km
- 5Farne Islands46 km
- 6Farne Islands Knivestone48 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org