Tufia

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Conditions & tides

TufiaSpain · 8 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind6 kn NE

Current~0.3 kn SSW · model

Swell

0.1 m · 9s · NNW

Water

25 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

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

Sunrise 05:50 AM · Sunset 05:56 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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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

Tufia is a dive site off Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands, in the Atlantic waters off the island's eastern coast. It has a maximum depth of around 8 metres over a reef bottom, making it a beginner-friendly site, and divers have noted some caves in the area. Lizardfish are a common sight on the reef, and divers have also reported barracuda, eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, manta rays, nudibranchs, octopus, parrotfish, sea turtles, seahorses, stingrays, and wrasse here.

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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.

OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
LizardfishLizardfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionisReported here · unconfirmed
Brown Garden EelHeteroconger longissimusReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Striped Red MulletMullus surmuletusReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed