Pota Del Llop

Province Of Girona, Medes Islands, Medas Island, Catalonia Region, Spain50 m maxtechnical

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Conditions

Satellite view of Pota Del Llop

Pota Del LlopMedas Island · 50 m

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind4 kn WSW

Current~0.1 kn E · model

Swell

0.3 m · 4s · ENE

Water

25 °C

Conditions through the day

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Sunrise 05:35 AM · Sunset 05:42 PM 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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About this site

Pota del Llop is one of the dive sites around the Medes Islands, a small archipelago off L'Estartit on the Costa Brava in Girona province, Catalonia. The islands and their surrounding waters form a protected marine reserve, reached by short boat trips from L'Estartit harbour. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 50 metres over a rocky bottom and is rated technical. Divers have reported cave and cavern features here, and lobster have also been spotted among the rock formations.

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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.

LobsterLobsterReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Violescent Sea-whipParamuricea clavataReported here · unconfirmed
Cratena SlugCratena peregrinaReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helenaReported here · unconfirmed
Leopard Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculataReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Red CoralCorallium rubrumReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinisReported here · unconfirmed
Red ScorpionfishScorpaena scrofaReported here · unconfirmed
Ringneck BlennyParablennius pilicornisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoObserved near here · iNaturalist

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