Playa Del Ambar

Chinijo Archipelago, La Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain6 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Playa Del Ambar

Playa Del AmbarLa Graciosa · 6 m

Fair · 4/5

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conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind8 kn ENE

Current~0.3 kn N · model

Swell

0.9 m · 10s · NW

Water

25 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:45 AM & 05:15 PM local

Sunrise 05:42 AM · Sunset 05:48 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.6 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

Playa del Ambar sits on La Graciosa, the small island in the Chinijo Archipelago off the northern tip of Lanzarote in Spain's Canary Islands. This volcanic corner of the Atlantic is marked by exposed, undeveloped coastline within the archipelago's protected marine reserve. The site is a shallow sand-bottomed dive to about 6 metres, rated for beginners, with good visibility. Barracuda, moray eels, and parrotfish are regularly seen here, and divers have also reported cuttlefish, damselfish, lizardfish, octopus, pufferfish, seahorses, stingrays, and wrasse.

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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.

Moray eelMoray eelConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
CuttlefishCuttlefishReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Canary DamselSimiliparma luridaReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic DamselfishChromis limbataReported here · unconfirmed
Emerald WrasseSymphodus truttaReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisReported here · unconfirmed
Barred HogfishBodianus scrofaReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
LizardfishLizardfishReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed

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