Wreck
down to 50 m
Secca della Colombara
Shoal rising to 2.5 m a mile off Ustica's north coast, with a 2005 wreck and its marble-block cargo, swirling barracuda and schools of amberjack.
- Advanced
- Dentex
Experienced≤40 m
Secchitello
Dive site in Ustica, Italy
Current-swept pinnacles from 25 m with vast red gorgonian colonies, false black coral (Savalia savaglia) and huge schools of barracuda and amberjacks.
- Usual dive
- 40 m
- Deepest point
- 60 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A pinnacle and pelagic dive. Known for amberjacks and barracuda.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: usticadiving.it
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Pinnacle, Pelagic
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Amberjacks
- Barracuda
- Groupers
- Corals
Season in Ustica
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Oct.
Source: scubapro.johnsonoutdoors.comWhere is Ustica?
The point shows the Ustica area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Ustica
Wall
down to 18 m
Cala Giacone
Easy 18 m dive around a large boulder with crevices and passages, over fine white sand and back across a posidonia meadow.
- Open Water
Wall
down to 40 m
Punta dell'Arpa
Boulder slope and wall down to sand at 40 m, its rocks at about 35 m literally covered in red gorgonians.
- Experienced
Wall
down to 55 m
Punta Galera
Wall used by the local centre for try dives and courses, with schools of banded and sharpsnout seabream and parrotfish among the shallow rocks.
- Advanced
- Amberjacks
down to 24 m
Hidden gem
Punta Gavazzi underwater archaeological trail
Underwater trail off Punta Gavazzi, 10-24 m, past Roman and Byzantine artefacts and ancient anchors; snorkellers see the shallower finds.
- Advanced
Cavern
down to 40 m
Punta Omo Morto
Wall dropping to sand at about 40 m, with a wide, shallow, easily accessible cave at 25-27 m and frequent dusky and golden groupers.
- Advanced
- Scorpionfish
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.