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West Wales - Skomer Island
Dale, Wales, United Kingdom
Water bodyBristol Channel
Water temp9–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
West Wales - Skomer Island is a drift, reef, wall and wreck dive site near Dale, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom, in the Bristol Channel. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, soft corals, seals, lobsters, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 9 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentus
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Devonshire Cup CoralCaryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii
Long Clawed Porcelain CrabPisidia longicornis
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org