Los Lobos — El Puertito Channel
Dive site
The narrow channel between Los Lobos Island and Fuerteventura's Cotillo coast funnels the Canary Current into a 2 km wide race that produces sustained drift diving conditions with visibility regularly reaching 30 m. Schools of jack, scad, and bream circulate in the water column above a basalt reef at 12 to 25 m; Atlantic angel sharks occupy the sandy bottom on the Los Lobos side while the Fuerteventura slope hosts large stingrays. Seasonal highlights include spinner dolphin pods that use the channel as a resting corridor in summer, occasionally approaching divers in the open water section.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
17 to 25°C
3 mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Strong |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Atlantic horse mackerel
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Spinner dolphin
Photo: martinmoscovich · CC BY-NC
Rare
Now and then
Atlantic angel shark
Rare
Now and then
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