Tabarka

United Kingdom15 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

TabarkaUnited Kingdom · 15 m

Fair · 3/5

conditions visualisation

Fair3/5

Some chop right now — best window today 6 PM.

Wind18 kn S

Current~0.2 kn NNE · model

Swell

1.2 m · 9s · WNW

Water

13 °C

Conditions through the day

8 AM8 PM

Calmest current near slack — 12:45 AM & 12:45 PM local

Sunrise 06:00 AM · Sunset 06:09 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 1.0 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. 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

Tabarka lies off the coast of the United Kingdom, in the far northern waters near the coordinates placing it around the Pentland Firth area of Scotland. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 15 metres and is considered a beginner dive.

AI overview

Marine life here

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

Flapper skateDipturus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Keeled TubewormSpirobranchus triqueterReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted SkateRaja montaguiReported here · unconfirmed
OrcaOrcinus orcaReported here · unconfirmed

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