Sardina Del Norte

Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain20 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Sardina Del NorteGran Canaria

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 9 AM–7 PM.

Wind12 kn SW

Current~0.2 kn S · model

Swell

1.0 m · 8s · NW

Water

24 °C

Max depth

20 m

Conditions through the day

8 AM8 PM

Calmest current near slack — 07:00 & 19:15 local

Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 18:13 local

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On-face swell 1.1 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

Sardina del Norte is a shore dive on the north-west coast of Gran Canaria, entered from an old fishing port. The sea is calm, there is barely any current and the visibility is great, so the dive is easy and relaxed, and it suits divers from Scuba Diver level. Depths run from 16 to 20 metres over a sandy bottom.

Expect schools of grunts and barracuda cruising in formation. Between October and February you may spot an angel shark or a ray resting on the sand. Autumn brings a chance of manta rays nearby. This stretch of the north-west coast is mostly too exposed to the swell and the northerly trades to dive, which is why this is the one site visitors use regularly there.

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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.

CuttlefishCuttlefishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Mobula (devil ray)Mobula (devil ray)Reported here · unconfirmed
AngelsharkSquatina squatinaReported here · unconfirmed
Macaronesian TobyCanthigaster capistrataReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Canary DamselSimiliparma luridaReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionisReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic DamselfishChromis limbataReported here · unconfirmed
Striped Red MulletMullus surmuletusReported here · unconfirmed
Bastard GruntPomadasys incisusReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Garden eelGarden eelConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed