Capo Caccia Wall
Dive site
The outer face of the Capo Caccia headland drops as a sheer limestone wall from the surface to beyond 60 metres. Gorgonian sea fans at 25 metres give way to dense clusters of red coral and black coral trees below 40 metres. The wall channels mild currents that draw in barracuda, dentex, and Atlantic bonito in summer. An excellent deep-water option when the cave complex is crowded with dive boats.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 60 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
25 to 40 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
12 to 27°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 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Dentex
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Red gorgonian sea fan
Photo: Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Moray eel
Photo: frahome · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
European barracuda
Photo: Christian Amador Da Silva · © all rights reserved
Rare
Now and then
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