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Water Temperature and Diving Conditions Log
- October 2007 to February 2008

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.

Other logs : Current log and Mar 2008 to June 2008
Date Conditions Temp Sightings
29/2/2008 Below Normal18CMoray eels, barrakuda, cuttle fish swarm, large schoal of yellow snapper & sharp nose bream.
28/2/2008 Normal18CMoray eels, sting rays, barrakuda, octopus, ... what else do we need ?
27/2/2008 Normal18CTiger moray, several octopus, and a large cuttlefish.
26/2/2008 Normal18CTiger moray, several octopus, and a large cuttlefish.
25/2/2008 Above Normal18CRough tailed ray, tiger moray, several octopus, and a group of eight baby cuttlefish, all in a row!
24/2/2008 Did not dive18CLong weekend off
23/2/2008 Did not dive18CLong weekend off
22/2/2008 Normal18CSeahorse, Angel shark, common stingray
21/2/2008 Normal18CFour Angelsharks, stargazer, baby common stingray, Large Jurel (Black jack) nearly 1m long; At Night Stingray, fang-tooth conger, moray, octopus, stargazer etc
19/2/2008 Above Normal18CLarge Jurel (Black jack) nearly 1m long; Stargazer, common stingray. There seem to be a lot more sea-hares visible during the day than normal. Lots or recent beds but no actual angel shark today.
18/2/2008 Above Normal17CAngel shark (female swimming), Grouper, all 4 morays (brown, dotted, tiger and mediteranean), huge cuttlefish. Excellent surface conditions but underwater the viz was a little disappointing
17/2/2008 Did not dive17CSunday - Day off
16/2/2008 Above Normal17CAngel shark and star gazer. Lots of big cuttlefish about at the moment
15/2/2008 Excellent17CFive angel sharks in one day!, Stargazer, stingray, barracuda. Wind from the south but no ground swell so lovely conditions today.
14/2/2008 Excellent17C**Scrawled Filefish ** Angel shark, Large hermit crab, sea hare, nudibrach
14/2/2008 Excellent17CAngel shark, Large hermit crab, sea hare, nudibrach
13/2/2008 Above Normal18CAngel shark, Marbled Electric Ray, Moray
11/2/2008 Normal18CAngel shark, round ray, cuttlefish (lots of these about at present)
10/2/2008 Did not dive18CSunday - day off.
9/2/2008 Normal18C2 Seahorse, Angel Shark, stingray, v.large barracuda, Abade
8/2/2008 Normal18CAngel shark, 3 stingrays (1 Eagle; 2 common), Bonito, morays, stargazer, some very large barracudas.
7/2/2008 Above Normal18CNice conditions in the reserve but most of our divers went to Las Palmas and dived the Cathedral ("stunning") and the Kalais: Shoaling damsels, sardines and barracudas; Bonito; Mediteranean Moray
6/2/2008 Above Normal18CAngelshark, stingray, centoyah (crab disguised with vegatation), barracudas
5/2/2008 Normal18CAngelshark, stingray, barracuda, tiger moray
4/2/2008 Normal18CTwo seahorses
3/2/2008 Did not dive18CSunday - day off
2/2/2008 Above Normal18C** Scrawled Filefish ** (again, but in a different place) Greater Weeverfish, Stargazer, 2 Angelsharks (one male one female). After over a week of adverse easterly winds the wind has shifted back to the north and with neap tides we have returned to calm conditions for entry and good visibility in just a couple of days.
1/2/2008 Normal18C** Scrawled Filefish ** 2 Angelsharks, Verrugato, Grouper, Round Ray
31/1/2008 Below Normal18CConditions still poor in Arinaga so we dive in Sardina: Angelshark (swimming), common stingray, Grouper, Striped Grunts
30/1/2008 Poor19CAngel Shark, stingray, Galenas
29/1/2008 Normal19CEagle Ray, Large Jurel (Blackjack)Barracudas at Sardina
27/1/2008 Did not dive19CLong weekend off.
26/1/2008 Did not dive19CLong weekend off.
25/1/2008 Poor19CButterfly Ray and Angel Shark
24/1/2008 Above Normal19CCommon Stingray, Garfish during day; Common Stingray, Red legged octopus, brown shrimp, barracuda and a huge Starfish at night
23/1/2008 Above Normal19CStargazer, Three Common Stingrays. After the stormy weather and Calima early in the week the conditions have changed radically to be very calm, and the sediment has all dropped away to give viz of 10-15m! The sea is always a surprise!
22/1/2008 Poor19CPoor conditions and visibility
21/1/2008 Below Normal19CTwo Common stingrays, cuttlefish
20/1/2008 Did not dive19CLong weekend off!
19/1/2008 Did not dive19CLong weekend off!
17/1/2008 Normal19Ccommon stingray, garfish
16/1/2008 Normal19CAngel shark and Common Stingray during the day; 2 common stingrays, Long legged octopus, sand sole and sand crab on night dive
15/1/2008 Above Normal19CEagle Ray and Common Stingray, Seahorse
14/1/2008 Excellent20CAngel Shark, 3 common stingrays, large shoal of about 50 barracudas. We also found an unusual carapace from a crab. Not in the normal guides but it matches a photo of Calappa granulata. These live under the sand like their cousin, and look similar to the Shame Faced Crab.
13/1/2008 Did not dive20CSunday - day off
12/1/2008 Above Normal20CCommon Stingray in 3m of water, shoal of about 50 garfish
11/1/2008 Above Normal20CStargazer.
10/1/2008 Above Normal20CTwo Angelsharks (male & female) Large shoal of bogas (sardines). Very little wind so diving is great.
9/1/2008 Above Normal20CMarbled Electric Ray, baby cuttlefish and the smallest starfish I have ever seen
8/1/2008 Above Normal20C2 Seahorses (together), 2 Stingrays during the day and two more at night. also Canarian Lobsterette, band-toothed conger and tiger moray on night dive.
7/1/2008 Above Normal20C2 Angel Sharks, 2 Stingrays and a huge shoal of Barracuda. Conditions have improved significiantly and very quickly after the storm on Friday.
6/1/2008 Did not dive20CSunday -day off but conditions improving
4/1/2008 Poor20CA storm near Gibralter has brought strong waves and groundswell.
3/1/2008 Above Normal20CAngelshark
2/1/2008 Excellent20C*** Harlequin Crab ***, Angelshark, stargazer. Conditions are really good, same today. A great start to 2008
1/1/2008 Did not dive20CNew Years Day!
31/12/2007 Above Normal20CSeahorse, Cape Lobster, Grouper (Mero), Nudibrach, Glasseye. Lots of Sardines and Bogas everywhere with unusual numbers of barracudas sizing them up.
30/12/2007 Above Normal20CAngelshark, Common Stingray, Stargazer, Striped Grunt, large school of about 50-70 barracudas
28/12/2007 Above Normal20C3 Angelsharks (all females) on one dive, pygmy filefish, large barracuda in Bay
27/12/2007 Normal20CAngelshark, Common Stingray, pygmy filefish
25/12/2007 Did not dive20CChristmas Day!
24/12/2007 Normal20CA nice angelshark for christmas eve along with a common stingray and a dive down to the Christmas Tree. Merry Christmas to you all !Brian, Ed, Andy, Marilyn and Siobhan
22/12/2007 Above Normal20CFour Angelsharks!, all female, in two ares; v. large cuttlefish, barracudas, morays, verrugato
21/12/2007 Above Normal20CTwo Angelsharks, one male, one female, in two ares; Stargazers, stingray, morays, Barracuda in the bay chasing a huge shoal of sardines, pgymy filefish starting to be found all over the reserve again. After all the rain at the start of the week conditions have improved rapidly.
20/12/2007 Normal20CAngelshark, Barracudas, Verrugato (Shi Drum), octopus
19/12/2007 Below Normal20CThere was a huge rainstorm on Tuesday/wednesday morning, and because of the run-off some of the shallower areas have lost their visability, but in the central (deeper) parts of the reserve the viz is still 10-15m and surface conditions are good. Tiger Moray, Pygmy filefish, Verrugato, Glasseyes
18/12/2007 Normal20CGroup of Cuttlefish, barracuda,
17/12/2007 Normal21CThe Christmas tree has arrived! just outside the small cave in 20m. Also 2 Common stingray, Verrugato.
16/12/2007 Did not dive21CSunday - day off
15/12/2007 Above Normal21CSeahorse, stingray, canarian Lobster, glasseye,
14/12/2007 Above Normal21Csting rays, large scorpion fish, large silver bream
13/12/2007 Below Normal21Cangel sharks, large scorpion fish, seaswell and surge
12/12/2007 Below Normal21Coctopus, large scorpion fish, seaswell and surge
11/12/2007 Below Normal21Coctopus, seaswell and surge
10/12/2007 Above Normal21CBarrakuda, octopus, large silver bream
9/12/2007 Did not dive21CSunday is our day off.
8/12/2007 Normal21CWhat a great day! two angel sharks, two Butterfly Rays! plus long-legged octopus, stargazer, canarian lobster and our first brown-striped shrimp on a night dive.
7/12/2007 Normal21CAngelshark, Butterfly Ray beds, octopus, barrakuda
5/12/2007 Normal21CAngelshark, Butterfly Ray, Common Stingray, first pygmy filefish in the bay for winter
4/12/2007 Normal21CMoray Pintada, Verrugato, several Octopus
3/12/2007 Below Normal21CUsual life such as cuttlefish, octopus, barracudas
2/12/2007 Did not dive21CSunday - day off
1/12/2007 Normal21CAngelshark, several common stingrays, pygmy filefish, glasseye, abade (comb groupers) also seem more common at the moment.
30/12/2007 Did not dive21CBoat diving in Puerto Rico, conditions looked good in the reserve.
29/11/2007 Normal21CCommon Stingray, Marbled Electric ray, all 3 types of moray (dotted, brown and tiger), Sama
28/11/2007 Normal21CTwo Seahorses in 2 locations, 2 common Stingray
27/11/2007 Normal21CStingray, Morays, barracudas, octopus
26/11/2007 Below Normal22CCommon Stingray, Seahorse
25/11/2007 Did not dive22CSUnday - day off
24/11/2007 Normal22CSeahorse, stargazer, two common stingray playing together
22/11/2007 Normal22CGarfish, octopus
21/11/2007 Above Normal21CSeahorse, stargazer, garfish, two commmon stingrays, one playing with the divers
20/11/2007 Above Normal21CLovely conditions here on the East side of the Island at the present, calm seas, great visibility (15-20m) lots of marine life. All the schools on the west coast are diving here at present as conditions on the west are quite poor.
19/11/2007 Excellent21-22CAngel shark, two baby stingrays, striped grunt, and the carapace of a harlequin crab.
18/11/2007 Above Normal22C3 Seahorses in two locations, cuttlefish, Hydroid (jellyfish-like creature)
15/11/2007 Above Normal22CAngelshark, 2 Dusky Grouper, Moray free-swimming, Stargazer, Octopus, seahorse
14/11/2007 Normal21CDusky Grouper, Morays, Stargazer, Garfish
13/11/2007 Above Normal21CSeahorse (different one), stargazer , large octopus, barracuda, morays
12/11/2007 Normal22CSeahorse (Andy's first!), Angelshark
11/11/2007 Did not dive22CSunday - day off.
10/11/2007 Above Normal22CStar gazer, Barracudas, Trumpetfish
7/11/2007 Above Normal22CEagle ray, octopus
6/11/2007 Excellent22CAngel shark in the bay, 1.5m - The first returner for winter!
5/11/2007 Above Normal22CTwo seahorses, Verrugatos, Tiger Moray, Glasseyes, barracudas.
4/11/2007 Did not dive22CSunday - day off.
3/11/2007 Normal22CWreck diving in Las Palmas!
1/11/2007 Above Normal22CTiger Moray, pico-pato moray, centoyo (the spider crab that disguises itself, Dusky Grouper, Stargazer, round stingray
31/10/2007 Normal22CGlasseye, Trumpetfish
30/10/2007 Normal22CCuttlefish, stargazer, needlefish
29/10/2007 Above Normal22CStargazer, Garfish, Cuttlefish
28/10/2007 Did not dive22CDay off!
27/10/2007 Normal22CRough-tailed ray, Samas, mating cuttlefish, barracudas and Bonitos chasing bogas and sardines
25/10/2007 Above Normal22CTwo stingrays (one common, one yellow), seahorse, stargazer, Tiger moray, baby black moray, several octopus.
24/10/2007 Excellent22CTwo Seahorses, stargazer
23/10/2007 Above Normal23CSeahorse, Common rays, very large moray
22/10/2007 Above Normal23CTwo common stingrays, Tiger Morays
21/10/2007 Above Normal22CWe went to Sardina del Norte yesterday. Common stingray, huge shoal of barracudas, large Jurels among them.
20/10/2007 Above Normal22CWe went to Las Palmas yesterday for some great wreck diving on the Kalais. Lots of Barracuda, shoaling fish and a great days diving
19/10/2007 Excellent23CAngelshark, giant Jurel(1m), Tiger Moray, Stargazer, imprint of a Butterfly ray 2m across
18/10/2007 Above Normal23CSeahorse, common stingray, roncadors during the day; Eagle ray, stargazer, red-legged octopus, Canarian lobsterette, tiger moray, golden Balearic Conger on night dive.
17/10/2007 Excellent22CCommon Stingray in a cave, stargazer, visibility still excellent and waters calm.
16/10/2007 Excellent22CEagle Ray, Marbled Electric Ray in the Reserve; Great conditions and visibility on the Arona with huge shoals of shoaling fish on the Arona outside Las Palmas
15/10/2007 Excellent22CTritons Trumpet, baby angelshark, large dusky groupers