Cala Gonone Canyon
Dive site
A dramatic underwater canyon cuts perpendicular to the Baronie cliffs, narrowing from 20 metres wide at the rim to a slot barely 3 metres across at depth. Both walls are blanketed in orange and purple encrusting sponges, and the confined space concentrates moray eels, scorpionfish, and cuttlefish hunting at close quarters. An atmospheric and intimate alternative when open-water conditions are rough.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 45 m
Advanced depths
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
12 to 28°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Mediterranean moray eel
Photo: frahome · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Scorpionfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Brown meagre
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Common cuttlefish
Photo: Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND
Rare
Now and then
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