Conditions & tides
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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.
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About this site
Cavala is a dive site off the island of Sal in Cape Verde, an archipelago in the eastern Atlantic off the coast of West Africa. Sal's dive sites are typically reached by boat from the towns of Santa Maria or Palmeira on its southern and western shores. Cavala is a cave site with a maximum depth of around 40 metres and is rated an advanced dive.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Eastern Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
Longspined PorcupinefishDiodon holocanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Blackbar SoldierfishMyripristis jacobusReported here · unconfirmed
Round Fantail StingrayTaeniurops grabatusReported here · unconfirmed
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