El Tablado

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of El Tablado

El TabladoSpain · 10 m

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM.

Wind8 kn NE

Current~0.2 kn NNW · model

Swell

0.3 m · 5s · ENE

Water

25 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:30 AM & 05:00 PM local

Sunrise 05:54 AM · Sunset 06:00 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.3 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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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

El Tablado sits off Tenerife's shoreline in the Canary Islands, Spain, at the coordinates given. It reaches a maximum depth of around 10 metres over a sandy bottom, with light current and good visibility, making it a beginner-friendly dive. Barracuda, cuttlefish, octopus and sea turtles are found here, and divers have also reported damselfish, moray eels, parrotfish, seahorses and triggerfish on the site.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
CuttlefishCuttlefishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Round Fantail StingrayTaeniurops grabatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blunt-tentacled AnemoneTelmatactis cricoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Brown MorayGymnothorax unicolorReported here · unconfirmed
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalisReported here · unconfirmed
Red Hermit CrabDardanus calidusReported here · unconfirmed
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus lanceolatusReported here · unconfirmed
Rock-pool BlennyParablennius parvicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Bastard GruntPomadasys incisusReported here · unconfirmed
Greater PipefishSyngnathus acusReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources

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