Reef
down to 18 m
Baía da Armação
One of the most sheltered coves of the Arrábida coast, 4-18 m, rated by the marine park as perfect for less experienced divers; morays and octopus hide in the rocks.
- Open Water
- Octopus
Advanced≤30 m
Jardim das Gorgónias
Dive site in Sesimbra & Arrábida, Portugal
A rocky ridge covered with gorgonians at 6-20 m with octopus and, with luck, a John Dory or sunfish.
- Usual dive
- 20 m
- Deepest point
- 20 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Season
- All year
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A reef dive from a boat. Known for mola mola (sunfish) and octopus.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: arrabidaparquemarinho.ualg.pt
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Mola mola (sunfish)
- Octopus
- John dory
Season in Sesimbra & Arrábida
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Diveable all year.
Source: haliotis.ptWhere is Sesimbra & Arrábida?
The point shows the Sesimbra & Arrábida area, not the exact dive site.
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Kelp forest
down to 18 m
Baleeira
A coastal reef at 11-18 m west of Sesimbra with several nudibranch species, red gurnards and brown-algae and kelp cover in summer.
- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
Wall
down to 20 m
Paredes do Cabo
Walls at Cabo Espichel (11-20 m) with many nudibranchs, starfish, groupers, triggerfish and scorpionfish, near debris of the River Gurara.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Pedra da Lagoa
Tall stones isolated on sand to 30 m, Anthia's farthest spot from the harbour, with pouting shoals, conger eels and many spider crabs.
- Advanced
- Conger eel
Kelp forest
down to 15 m
Pedra do Leão
A rock at 4-15 m with a passage lined with anemones, ascidians and sponges, home to cuttlefish, octopus, conger and morays.
- Open Water
- Stingrays
Wreck
down to 33 m
River Gurara (bow / proa)
The bow of the 175 m Nigerian freighter River Gurara, sunk off Cabo Espichel in 1989, sits at 26-33 m, where octopus, conger, lobsters and spider crabs shelter in its nooks.
- Experienced
- Octopus
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.