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Water Temperature and Diving Conditions Log

Here is our diving centre's log of the conditions and special sightings for diving in Arinaga, Gran Canaria. As we dive different parts of the reserve every day we only visit some locations (such as the seahorses) once a week.

Date Conditions Temp Sightings
4/7/2009 Poor22C2 Round rays
3/7/2009 Below Normal21CSpiny Pufferfish, Shi Drum, Alicia, Tiger Moray
2/7/2009 Below Normal21C2 Seahorses, Angelshark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
1/7/2009 Above Normal21CHairy Blenny in full mating colours
30/6/2009 Excellent21CSardina del Norte: 2 Butterfly rays, 8 Angel sharks, 3 large Black Jacks, Eagle Ray, Common ray
29/6/2009 Excellent21CSeahorse, Common Stingray, Derbio
28/6/2009 Did not dive21C
27/6/2009 Excellent21C
26/6/2009 Excellent21CAngel shark, swimming
25/6/2009 Normal20CFamily of mother and six baby common stingrays!, Nudibrachs, Tiger moray
24/6/2009 Normal20CSpiny Pufferfish, Angelshark, Round Ray, Nudibrachs, Tiger Morays
23/6/2009 Above Normal20C*** First ever SMALL EUROPEAN LOCUST LOBSTERS (2)*** Very rare only few of the Canaries. Angelshark, Long Legged Octopus, Fang Toothed Conger, Lancer Swimming Crab
22/6/2009 Above Normal20CSPINY PUFFERFISH, Nudibrachs
21/6/2009 Did not dive20C
20/6/2009 Excellent20C
19/6/2009 Excellent20C
18/6/2009 Excellent20CAngelshark, Nudibrachs
17/6/2009 Excellent20CAngelshark, Nudibrach
15/6/2009 Excellent20CNudibrach
14/6/2009 Excellent20CCommon ray, giant Blackjack, Sand Sole, Nudibrach, Tiger Moray
13/6/2009 Excellent20CEagle Ray, Canarian Lobsterette, Nudibrach, Tiger Moray
12/6/2009 Normal20C3 Angelshark (Sardina)
11/6/2009 Normal20CBaby Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Fang toothed Congor, Sand Octopus, Lancer Swimming crabs, Sea Hares (Night Dive)
10/6/2009 Excellent20C** Spiny Pufferfish **, Angelshark
9/6/2009 Excellent20CStargazer
8/6/2009 Above Normal20C
7/6/2009 Did not dive19C
6/6/2009 Excellent19C
5/6/2009 Excellent19C2 Seahorses, nudibrachs, Tiger Moray
4/6/2009 Excellent19CNudibrach, Striped Grunts, Verrugato
3/6/2009 Excellent19CBaby Angel Shark (35cm), Tiger moray
2/6/2009 Excellent19CScrawled FileFish
1/6/2009 Above Normal19CAngel shark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray, large Jurel (Blackjack)
31/5/2009 Excellent19C3 Nudibrachs, barracudas
30/5/2009 Excellent19CStargazer
29/5/2009 Excellent19CLots of octopus incl 2 pairs mating!
28/5/2009 Normal19CAngel Shark, common Stingray, Forkbeard, Nudibrach, Lone Jellyfish
27/5/2009 Normal19C2 Angel Shark
26/5/2009 Normal19C
25/5/2009 Normal19C
24/5/2009 Did not dive19C
23/5/2009 Excellent19C
22/5/2009 Above Normal19C
21/5/2009 Excellent19CStargazer, Barracuda
20/5/2009 Above Normal19CAngel Shark Swimming!
17/5/2009 Did not dive19C
16/5/2009 Below Normal19CStriped Grunt, Stargazer
13/5/2009 Above Normal19CEagle ray, Scrawled Filefish
11/5/2009 Above Normal19CStargazer, Striped Grunt, Nudibrach
8/5/2009 Above Normal19CSeahorse, Angelshark, Electric Ray, Grouper, Striped Grunt (at Sardina del Norte)
8/5/2009 Above Normal19CAngelshark, Forkbeard, Canarian Lobsterette
4/5/2009 Above Normal19CNudibrachs, Tiger Moray, Large gilt-headed bream
3/5/2009 Above Normal19CSorry! no reports for the last few days due to computer problems.
21/4/2009 Did not dive18CAt Sardina: Angelshark, barracuda, octopus
20/4/2009 Below Normal18C
19/4/2009 Did not dive18C
18/4/2009 Normal18CSeahares, Prickly Shrimp, Tiger Moray
17/4/2009 Normal18CScrawled Filefish, Stargazer, night dive:Spotted bumblebee shrimp, long legged octopus, seahares
15/4/2009 Above Normal18CCanary Islands Lobsterette, Rainbow wrasse, Stargazer
14/4/2009 Normal18CGreen Nudibrach, Stargazers, Big Barracudas,
13/4/2009 Below Normal18CRed Comb Star, Carapace of Cape Lobster, Shi Drum
12/4/2009 Normal18C2 Angelshark, green Nudibrachs, Stargazer, Sea Hares, striped Grunt
11/4/2009 Normal18C2 Angelshark, green Nudibrachs, Stargazer, Sea Hares, striped Grunt
11/4/2009 Normal18C3 Angelshark, Tiger Moray, green Nudibrachs, Stargazer
10/4/2009 Normal18C*** Scrawled Filefish & Golden Sponge Snail ***, Angelshark, Marbled Electric ray, Dusky Grouper, Amberjack, Stargazer, mating cuttlefish!
9/4/2009 Normal18CStargazer, Common Stingray
8/4/2009 Poor18CAt Sardina: Angelshark, Butterfly Ray
7/4/2009 Below Normal18CDusky Grouper
6/4/2009 Above Normal18CAngelshark, stargazaer
5/4/2009 Above Normal18CAngelshark
4/4/2009 Normal18C2 Angelshark (one swimming), Common Stingray, striped Grunts
3/4/2009 Normal18C
2/4/2009 Above Normal18CMarbled Electric Ray, Common Stingray, Stargazers
1/4/2009 Above Normal18CRound Stingray, Stargazers
31/3/2009 Did not dive18C
30/3/2009 Below Normal18C
29/3/2009 Did not dive18CDay off
28/3/2009 Above Normal18CStargazers, Common stingray, Nudibrachs
27/3/2009 Excellent18CLots of Stargazers!, 4 Angel shark, 2 Common stingray, Spotted Bumblebee Shrimp, White spotted Octopus, Fang tooothed congor (Day and Night dives)
25/3/2009 Above Normal18CStargazers, Angel shark, Common stingray
24/3/2009 Normal18CStargazers
23/3/2009 Normal18CLarge Round Ray, Stargazers
23/3/2009 Did not dive18CSunday - day off
22/3/2009 Normal18CCommon Stingray
21/3/2009 Did not dive18CDay off
20/3/2009 Normal18CCommon Stingray, Stargazer, Big Cuttlefish
19/3/2009 Normal18CCommon Stingray
18/3/2009 Above Normal18CCommon Stingray, Marbled Electric Ray
17/3/2009 Normal18CAngelshark
16/3/2009 Normal18C
15/3/2009 Above Normal18CTiger Morays, Barracudas
14/3/2009 Normal18C
13/3/2009 Normal18C2 Angel sharks, Marbled Electric ray, Common Stingray, Madeira Sea Slug (Nudibrach)
12/3/2009 Normal18C
11/3/2009 Normal18CAngel Shark, Common Stingray, Plocamopherus maderae!! (nudibrach), Sama, Morays
10/3/2009 Did not dive18CPool Training
9/3/2009 Above Normal18CNudibrach, Derbio, large barracuda
8/3/2009 Did not dive18CSunday - Day off
7/3/2009 Below Normal18C
6/3/2009 Poor18C
5/3/2009 Below Normal18CStargazer
4/3/2009 Normal18CAngel shark, Stargazer
3/3/2009 Above Normal18CAngel shark, 3 common stingray
2/3/2009 Above Normal18CAngel shark
1/3/2009 Did not dive18CSunday
28/2/2009 Above Normal18CLarge Round Ray, Great Spiny Spider Crab, Nudibrachs
26/2/2009 Above Normal18CMarbled Electric ray, Stargazer, Large Octopus. Night: Squid, Canarian Lobster, small Marbled Electric ray
25/2/2009 Above Normal17CMarbled Electric ray, Big Barracuda, Stargazer, Garfish
24/2/2009 Above Normal17CBarracuda, Common Stingray
23/2/2009 Normal17CAngelshark
22/2/2009 Below Normal17CLarge Octopus
20/2/2009 Below Normal17CAngelshark
20/2/2009 Below Normal17CBull ray! Angelshark
19/2/2009 Normal17CAngel Shark, Common Ray, 2 Dusky Grouper, Stargazer
18/2/2009 Normal17CAngel Shark, Marbled Electric Ray, Dusky Grouper, Large Octopus, Stargazer
17/2/2009 Normal17C
16/2/2009 Did not dive18C
12/2/2009 Below Normal18C
11/2/2009 Normal18C2 Angel Sharks
10/2/2009 Did not dive18C
9/2/2009 Normal18CCape Lobster, Canarian Lobsterette, Prickly Shrimp, Stargazer, Forkbeard
8/2/2009 Below Normal18CCommon Stingray, Derbio
4/2/2009 Normal18CDusky Grouper. Amberjack, Triggerfish (Las Palmas)
3/2/2009 Normal18CAngel shark, Marbled Electric Ray
2/2/2009 Below Normal18CAngel shark, Common Stingray, Tiger Moray
1/2/2009 Did not dive18CSunday - Day Off
31/1/2009 Normal18CNight Dive: Angelshark, common stingray, Eagle ray, White spotted Octopus
30/1/2009 Normal18CAngelshark, common stingray
29/1/2009 Above Normal18CNight Dive: Angelshark, 2 Round Stingray, Stargazer, Sand Octopus, Canarian Lobsterette, brown-striped shrimp, Spotted Bumblebee shrimp!
28/1/2009 Above Normal18C*** Bull Ray *** Our first ever sighting in Arinaga! 3 Angelsharks, Spiny Spider Crab, Amberjack, Cape Lobster
28/1/2009 Poor18CAngelshark, Amberjack
27/1/2009 Poor18C
26/1/2009 Below Normal18CAngelshark attack!, Grouper, Tiger Moray
25/1/2009 Did not dive18CSunday - day off
24/1/2009 Normal18CEagle Ray
23/1/2009 Normal18CGreat Spiny Spider Crab
22/1/2009 Poor18C
21/1/2009 Below Normal18CAngelshark, Morays
20/1/2009 Below Normal18CAngelshark
19/1/2009 Below Normal18CGrouper
18/1/2009 Did not dive18CSunday - Day off
17/1/2009 Below Normal18C
14/1/2009 Above Normal18CTraining dives only
13/1/2009 Did not dive18CSpring cleaning!
12/1/2009 Did not dive18CSpring cleaning!
11/1/2009 Did not dive18CSunday Day off
10/1/2009 Above Normal18CAngel shark
9/1/2009 Above Normal18CAngel shark, 4 Common Stingray
3/1/2009 Above Normal18CTuna, Stargazer, Common Stingray
1/1/2009 Above Normal18CAngelshark, common stingray
1/1/2009 Above Normal18C4 Angelshark on night dive
31/12/2008 Above Normal18CButterfly ray, 2 Angelshark (1 swimming)
30/12/2008 Poor18C2 Angelshark (1 swimming), Common stingray,
29/12/2008 Above Normal18CAngelshark swimming, Marbled Electric ray, Gilt headed Bream, Derbio
28/12/2008 Excellent18CRound Ray, Nudibrach, large Hermit crab
27/12/2008 Excellent18C2 Angel Sharks, Common Stingray
25/12/2008 Did not dive18C2 Angel Sharks, Stargazer, 'The secret Cannon'
25/12/2008 Did not dive18CChristmas day!
24/12/2008 Normal18C
23/12/2008 Normal19CAngel Shark, Eagle ray, Electric Ray, Common Moray
22/12/2008 Below Normal19C
21/12/2008 Did not dive19CSunday - Day off
20/12/2008 Poor19C
19/12/2008 Below Normal19C
17/12/2008 Normal19C2 Angel Shark, Round Ray, 2 Slipper Lobster
17/12/2008 Poor19CAngel Shark, Derbio
16/12/2008 Poor19C
15/12/2008 Poor19C
7/12/2008 Did not dive19CSunday Day off
5/12/2008 Normal19CBig shoal of Derbio, Garfish, big Barracuda
4/12/2008 Normal19CDerbio
3/12/2008 Poor19CTiger Moray
2/12/2008 Poor19CTiger Moray, Big Barracuda
30/11/2008 Did not dive19CDay off
29/11/2008 Above Normal19C110cm Angelshark, Large Round ray, common stingray
28/11/2008 Below Normal20C30cm Angelshark, common stingray, Medregal, Large Hermit crab
27/11/2008 Did not dive20CDiving at Sardina
26/11/2008 Poor20CAngelshark, Butterfly ray, Grouper
25/11/2008 Below Normal20CAngelshark
23/11/2008 Normal21C2 Angelshark, Mother Common Stingray + 3 babies, Bonitos, 3 types of Morays
22/11/2008 Normal21C2 Angelshark, Morays
21/11/2008 Above Normal21C3 Angelshark, Common Stingrays
20/11/2008 Normal21CFemale Common Stingray with five babies!!, Angelshark
19/11/2008 Normal21CStargazer, Common Stingray
18/11/2008 Normal21CWreck Diving
17/11/2008 Above Normal21CButterfly Ray, Angel Shark, 2 common stingray, 2 round ray, Great Spiny Spider Crab
16/11/2008 Did not dive21CDay off
15/11/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, Common Stingray
14/11/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, Common Stingray; Albacore and Great Spiny Spider Crab at Sardina
12/11/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, Common Stingray, Big barracuda, Morays, Octopus
11/11/2008 Normal21C2 Angel sharks
10/11/2008 Normal21CCommon Stingray, Round Ray
9/11/2008 Did not dive21CSunday - day off
8/11/2008 Normal21C2 Angelsharks, common stingray, round ray, Starry Weaverfish(Trachinus Radiatus)
7/11/2008 Normal21CEagle ray, baby angel shark (30cm), Canarian Lobsterette, lots of Barracudas
6/11/2008 Normal22CLarge Barracuda, first pygmy filefish of autumn
5/11/2008 Did not dive22CDay off for annual maintenance taks
4/11/2008 Did not dive22CDay off for annual maintenance taks
3/11/2008 Below Normal22C
1/11/2008 Poor22CButterfly Ray
30/10/2008 Below Normal22CCommon Stingray
29/10/2008 Did not dive23C
28/10/2008 Normal23C
27/10/2008 Below Normal23CLarge Round Ray, Common Stingray, baby Angelshark, Large squid, Tiger morays
24/10/2008 Below Normal23CRound rays, Morays, Big trumpetfish, Amberjack around Mogan
23/10/2008 Below Normal23CBarracuda, Tiger Moray
22/10/2008 Above Normal23CAngel Shark, Garfish, Tiger Moray, Round ray. In Las Palmas: Seabream, Amberjack, Bonito
21/10/2008 Above Normal23CTiger Moray, Big Gilt Headed Bream
20/10/2008 Excellent23CAngelshark, Big Amberjack, Round Ray, Forkbeard, Grouper, Abade Capitan
20/10/2008 Above Normal23CAngelshark, Big Amberjack, Round Ray, Forkbeard, Grouper, Abade Capitan
19/10/2008 Did not dive23CSunday - day off
18/10/2008 Above Normal23CStargazer, Barracudas; Amberjack and Striped Grunt at Sardina
16/10/2008 Above Normal23CAngelshark, Tiger Moray, baby Common ray, Dusky Grouper
14/10/2008 Normal23CTiger Moray, Common Stingray, Round ray, Large Guelly jack
13/10/2008 Above Normal24CSmall Round ray, Sand Sole
12/10/2008 Above Normal24CAngelshark, Eagle Ray, Common Ray at Sardina del Norte
11/10/2008 Normal23CVerrugatos, Tiger Moray, Canarian Lobsterette, Gilt Headed Bream
10/10/2008 Below Normal23CPejerrey
9/10/2008 Below Normal23C
8/10/2008 Normal23Ccommon stingray, barracudas
7/10/2008 Above Normal23CLots of Octopus, Tiger Moray, Dotted Moray and Brown Morays
4/10/2008 Normal24CAngelshark, Amberjack, Bonito
3/10/2008 Normal24CVerrugato, stargazer
2/10/2008 Normal24CSeahorse, stargazer, lots of barracudas
1/10/2008 Below Normal24CPoor visibility in Reserve, but Marbled Electric Ray, Eagle Ray and striped grunts at Sardina
25/9/2008 Normal24CWhat a funny day! No wind, slight groundswell, but grey and rain! Vis a bit down on last few days in shallows but still good.
24/9/2008 Excellent24CTriggerfish, garden Eels, Big shoal of baby barracudas in the bay
23/9/2008 Excellent24CRound Ray, Eagle Ray, Black Moray, Grouper, Tiger Moray
22/9/2008 Excellent24CGrouper, a half-abade capitan, eagle ray, Tiger Moray
21/9/2008 Excellent24CBig Round Ray, large Abade,
20/9/2008 Excellent24CGreat visibility and calm conditions here and in Las Palmas
19/9/2008 Above Normal24CIt Rained today! First time for months! Some areas a bit murky with run-off but we saw marbled electric ray, barracudas
17/9/2008 Above Normal24CTriggerfish, Grouper, Stargazer, Striped Grunt, baby common ray (pizza sized), lots of Morays including several tiger morays, Forkbeard
16/9/2008 Above Normal24CBig shoal of Baracudas, Tiger Moray
14/9/2008 Did not dive24CPool training
Did not dive24CPool training
12/9/2008 Normal24CStargazer
11/9/2008 Above Normal24CAngelshark
9/9/2008 Excellent24CLots of life although nothing special today
8/9/2008 Above Normal24CTriggerfish, Hairy Blenny, sea Hare, Octopus caught in the act of eating a Spinous Crab
7/9/2008 Did not dive24CSunday - day off
6/9/2008 Excellent24CButterfly Ray & Grey Triggerfish
5/9/2008 Excellent23C4 Grey Triggerfish
4/9/2008 Excellent23CGrey Triggerfish - After many weeks of poor weather finally autumn's excellent conditions have arrived!
3/9/2008 Above Normal23C3 Butterfly Rays in 2 different dive sites; 2 Common Ray, Marbled Electric Ray, Grey Triggerfish, Striped Grunt
2/9/2008 Did not dive23CPool Training all day!
1/9/2008 Above Normal23C
0/9/2008 Did not dive23CSunday - Day off
30/8/2008 Above Normal23CTriggerfish, Bonito, Verugato
29/8/2008 Above Normal23CEagle Ray
28/8/2008 Normal23CSeahorse, Eagle Ray, Tiger Moray, Bonito
27/8/2008 Below Normal23CTriggerfish, Eagle Ray, Tiger Moray, Grouper
26/8/2008 Below Normal23CPoor conditions
25/8/2008 Below Normal23CTriggerfish in Arinaga, Butterfly Ray at Sardina
24/8/2008 Did not dive23CSunday - day off
23/8/2008 Below Normal23C3 Eagle Rays in Formation, tiger moray, Hairy blenny
21/8/2008 Normal23CVerrugato, Tritons Trumpet, Glasseye
19/8/2008 Normal23CStargazer, tiger moray, Suddenly, lots of small octopus, and signs that an angelshark had been here.
18/8/2008 Normal23CTriton's Trumpet, Verrugato, Tiger Moray
17/8/2008 Did not dive23CSunday - day off
16/8/2008 Normal23CTriggerfish, White trevally and large octopus at Sardina el Norte
13/8/2008 Above Normal23CTwo triggerfish, two Groupers, Eagle Ray, lots of morays
12/8/2008 Normal23CButterfly Ray
11/8/2008 Above Normal23CRay day! 3 or 4 eagle rays, common ray and round ray (on one dive!), triggerfish, very 'friendly' barracuda, tiger moray ... lots more
10/8/2008 Did not dive23CSunday -day off
9/8/2008 Below Normal23Ctraining dives only - small moray
8/8/2008 Normal23CCanarian Lobsterette , Tiger Moray , Common Stingray
7/8/2008 Normal23C***Spiny Pufferfish ***, eagle ray; This was the biggest Spiny we have ever encountered anywhere on the island.
6/8/2008 Normal23CEagle ray, Grouper
5/8/2008 Normal23CSeahorse, barracudas, lots of sargo, Stargazer
4/8/2008 Normal23CCommon Stingrays, one samll one huge!
3/8/2008 Did not dive23CLong weekend off.
2/8/2008 Did not dive23CLong weekend off.
1/8/2008 Below Normal23CPair of Triggerfish defending their territory - nipping and bumping divers! At Sardina - Angelshark, seahorse and rays.
31/7/2008 Below Normal23CNice Eagle Ray, posing for all the cameras; Nudibrach, Big octopus and big barracuda; Doncella
30/7/2008 Below Normal23CSeahorse, Eagle ray, Sand Sole
29/7/2008 Normal22CTriggerfish, Grouper, Large group of Graden eels, cuttlefish eating a wide-eyed flounder
28/7/2008 Normal22CTriggerfish, large shoal of barracudas
27/7/2008 Did not dive22CSunday - day off.
26/7/2008 Normal22Clots of our normal friends but nothing special
25/7/2008 Normal22CElectric ray - swimming; Big shoal of barracudas
24/7/2008 Below Normal22CButterfly Ray, Common Stingray, Baby Angelshark, Triggerfish, stargazer
23/7/2008 Below Normal22CTiger Moray, Large Abade
22/7/2008 Normal22CRough Tailed ray, Seahorse at Sardina del Norte
20/7/2008 Did not dive22CSunday, Day off
19/7/2008 Above Normal22CForkbeard, Hairy Blenny in display colours
17/7/2008 Below Normal22CTriggerfish, large shoal of Derbio, Hairy blenny in display colours
16/7/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, triggerfish, marbled electric rays
15/7/2008 Normal21CAt Sardina: Angelsharks, round stingray, big shoal of barracudas
14/7/2008 Normal21C3 Angel sharks
13/7/2008 Did not dive21CSunday, Day off
12/7/2008 Normal21CCommon Stingray, Barracuda, Doncella in Arinaga; Night dive in Sardina 8 Butterfly Rays, 14 or 15 Angel Sharks, Squid,
11/7/2008 Normal21CAngel Shark, Butterfly Ray and two Eagle rays; Cape Lobster in the Cave
10/7/2008 Below Normal21CThree Butterfly rays! On one dive!
9/7/2008 Below Normal21CAngelshark, Gilt headed Bream
7/7/2008 Normal21CBaby Butterfly Ray! Baby Angelshark (70cm), eagle ray, common stingray; On night dive Sand Sole, Sand Octopus and fang-toothed conger.
6/7/2008 Did not dive21CDid not dive
5/7/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, eagle ray, common stingray, triggerfish, canarian lobsterette, prickly shrimp, nudibrachs, forkbeard
4/7/2008 Below Normal21CTrumpetfish, cuttlefish.
2/7/2008 Normal21C3 angel sharks, 3 marbled Electric rays, Doncella (Ornate wrasse), Triggerfish
1/7/2008 Normal21CButterfly Ray, Angel shark (about 50cm), eagle ray, common stingray, stargazer

Previous logs: Oct 2007 to Feb 2008 and Mar 2008 to June 2008