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Wreck Afonso Cerqueira
Câmara de Lobos, Madeira Islands, Portugal
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp18–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Wreck Afonso Cerqueira is a wreck dive site near Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, jacks, seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Short-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala macrorhynchus- Blue Jack MackerelTrachurus picturatus
- Mediterranean Monk SealMonachus monachus
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Nearby sites
- 1Carlton House reef6.3 km
- 2Azul House reef6.6 km
- 3Pronto Wreck7.0 km
- 4Garajau Beach13 km
- 5Reis Magos15 km
- 6Quinta do Lorde28 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org