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Ustica Secca Della Colombara
Ustica, Palermo, Italy
Max depth8 m–40 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–27°C
Best monthsMay–Oct
About this site
Ustica Secca Della Colombara is a pinnacle dive site near Ustica, Palermo, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, nudibranchs, sea fans, barracuda, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
SalemaSarpa salpa
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Nearby sites
- 1Grotta dei Gamberi0.6 km
- 2Punta Gavazzi0.9 km
- 3Grotta Totò1.0 km
- 4"Grotta delle Stalattiti"1.0 km
- 5Punta Omo Morto1.3 km
- 6Scoglio del Medico1.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org