Dive area / region : Spain - El Hierro - See the map |
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Best diving season : May • June • July • August • September • October • November | |||||||||||||||||||
Recommended number of days to stay : 5 to 7 days | |||||||||||||||||||
Number of dive sites : More than 20 Dive Sites | |||||||||||||||||||
Water temperature and wetsuit advice : 21-25C : Thin Wetsuit | |||||||||||||||||||
Average visibility : 30 meters plus | |||||||||||||||||||
Average dives depth : 25 Meters | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of currents : Strong currents - drift diving | |||||||||||||||||||
Months when these currents are present : Currents are present all year round. This happens because of our priviledge location, a point very exposed where 2 seas get together. But also not all of the sites get currents. Some of them never get current at all. And the ones that do get strong currents, you may be lucky and find it without any current at all. This depends on the tides, moon and its coeficient. | |||||||||||||||||||
General surface conditions : Generally flat surface | |||||||||||||||||||
Wreck types : N/A |
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Type of marine life : Anemone • Barracuda • Corals • Cuttlefish • Dolphins • Grouper • Jacks • Jelly fish • Lobster • Mola Mola - Mondfish • Moray Eels • Nudibranch • Octopus • Plants • Rays • Reef Fish • Sea snakes • Sea urchins • Seahorses • Shark - Hammerhead • Shark - Whale shark • Shrimps • Softcoral • Sponge • Squid • Star fish • Tuna • Turtles • Whales • Worms | |||||||||||||||||||
Presence of caves / caverns : Yes - Semiclosed |
Scuba Diving El Hierro
Written by Arrecifal - Dive el Hierro
April 27, 2011
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DescriptionThe island of El Hierro belongs to the canary islands achipel, but is the smallest and furthest away island, becoming the most surthern island belonging to Europe (Spain), still unknow for many. These is because El Hierro is the only island of the archipel that does not get any direct flights. You first have to get to any other island, preferently Tenerife or Gran Canaria, and then get a small plane to get here, making this destiny to become more exclusive. User reviews
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