Water Temperature and Diving Conditions Log
- July 2009 to December 2009

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.


2014	Jan-December 2014
2013	Jan-December 2013
2012	Jan-December 2012
2011	Jan-December 2011
2010	Jan-December 2010	July-December 2010
2009	January-June 2009	July-December 2009
2008	January-June 2008	July-December 2008
2007		October-Dec 2007

Date	Conditions	Temp	Sightings
31/12/2009	Above Normal	21C	Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Stargazer
30/12/2009	Excellent	21C	Angel Sharks, Common Stingray
29/12/2009	Excellent	21C	Angel Shark
29/12/2009	Excellent	21C	Angel Shark
28/12/2009	Excellent	21C	Common Stingray, Tiger Moray
27/12/2009	Above Normal	21C
24/12/2009	Below Normal	21C
23/12/2009	Below Normal	21C
23/12/2009	Poor	21C
22/12/2009	Below Normal	21C
21/12/2009	Poor	21C
20/12/2009	Did not dive	21C	Sunday (Day off)
19/12/2009	Above Normal	21C	Common Stingray
18/12/2009	Excellent	22C	3 Angel Shark, Tiger Moray
16/12/2009	Above Normal	22C	Barred Hogfish, Round Ray
16/12/2009	Normal	22C	3 Angel Shark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
15/12/2009	Excellent	22C	3 Angel Shark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
15/12/2009	Excellent	22C	5 Angel Sharks
14/12/2009	Excellent	22C	3 Angel Sharks, Common Stingray
14/12/2009	Excellent	22C	3 Angel Sharks, Common Stingray
13/12/2009	Did not dive	22C	Sunday (Day off)
12/12/2009	Excellent	22C	Angel Shark, Forkbeard, Stargazer
11/12/2009	Excellent	22C	Angel Shark, Cape Lobster, Dusky Grouper, medregal
10/12/2009	Excellent	22C	Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, cuttlefish having sex!
9/12/2009	Excellent	22C	Dusky Grouper, Shi Drum, Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted Burrfish), Stargazer, Tiger Moray
8/12/2009	Excellent	22C	Angel Shark, Seahorse
7/12/2009	Excellent	22C	Common Stingray, Round Ray, The Christmas Tree has arrived!
6/12/2009	Excellent	22C	2 Angel Shark, Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted Burrfish)
5/12/2009	Above Normal	22C	Angel Shark(40 cm), Shi Drum, Tritons Trumpet
4/12/2009	Normal	22C
3/12/2009	Below Normal	22C	Common Stingray, Garfish
2/12/2009	Normal	22C	Round Ray
1/12/2009	Normal	22C	Brown Moray, Forkbeard, Really big Round Ray
30/11/2009	Above Normal	22C	Brown Moray, Forkbeard, Really big Round Ray
30/11/2009	Above Normal	22C	Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Garfish, Round Ray, Stargazer
29/12/2009	Did not dive	23C	Sunday (Day off)
28/12/2009	Did not dive	23C
27/11/2009	Normal	23C	Canarian Lobsterette, Common Stingray, Derbio, Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted Burrfish)
26/11/2009	Normal	23C	Brown Moray, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, Forkbeard, Shi Drum, Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted Burrfish)
25/11/2009	Normal	23C	2 Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Round Ray, Stargazer, Tiger Moray
24/11/2009	Normal	23C	2 Angel Shark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
23/11/2009	Below Normal	23C	Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Stargazer
22/11/2009	Did not dive	23C
21/11/2009	Excellent	23C	Angel Shark swimming!, Brown Moray, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, Round Ray. Dotted Moray that attacked my camera!
20/11/2009	Above Normal	23C	Additional note: Andy watched a Common Stingray giving birth! Later on, 2 baby stingrays were still swimming around the birthing pit.
20/11/2009	Above Normal	23C	5 Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Forkbeard, Round Ray, White-spotted octopus
19/11/2009	Excellent	23C	day:Common Stingray, Round Ray, Night: Common Stingray, Round Ray, 3 Angel Shark, Bandtooth Congor, Canarian Lobsterette, Common Stingray, Round Ray, Sand Sole, Stargazer, White-spotted octopus
18/11/2009	Excellent	23C	Angel Shark, Cape Lobster, Common Stingray, Forkbeard, Round Ray
16/11/2009	Excellent	23C	2 Angel Shark, Canarian Lobsterette, Common Stingray, Round Ray
16/11/2009	Excellent	23C	Marbled Electric Ray, Seahorse
15/11/2009	Excellent	23C	Common Stingray, Round Ray
14/11/2009	Excellent	23C
13/11/2009	Excellent	23C	Scrawled Filefish (Las Palmas)
12/11/2009	Above Normal	23C	Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper
10/11/2009	Below Normal	24C
9/11/2009	Did not dive	24C
7/11/2009	Did not dive	24C
6/11/2009	Poor	24C
5/11/2009	Normal	24C	Common Stingray, Round Ray
4/11/2009	Above Normal	24C	Angel Shark (52cm + adult), Common Stingray, Round Ray
2/11/2009	Normal	24C	2 Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Garfish, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
1/11/2009	Below Normal	24C	Canarian Lobsterette
31/10/2009	Normal	25C	Common Stingray, Round Ray, Sea Hare, Seahorse, Striped Grunts
29/10/2009	Excellent	25C	Angel Shark (50cm), Bandtooth Congor, Canarian Lobsterette, Common Stingray, Forkbeard, Marbled Electric Ray, Sand Sole, Stargazer, Tiger Moray
28/10/2009	Excellent	25C	Common Stingray, Derbio, Mediterranean Moray, Seahorse, Striped Grunts
27/10/2009	Excellent	25C	Common Stingray, Tiger Moray
26/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Cape Lobster, Family of 6 Common Stingray, Round Ray, Stargazer, Tiger Moray
25/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Cape Lobster, Dusky Grouper, Round Ray
24/10/2009	Normal	24C	Seahorse
23/10/2009	Below Normal	24C
22/10/2009	Poor	24C
21/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Angel Shark (34cm), Common Stingray, Derbio (day). Round Ray, Stargazer, Tiger Moray, White-spotted octopus, (night) Scrawled Filefish, Triggerfish (Las Palmas)
20/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	10-12 Common Stingray
19/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Common Stingray, Tiger Moray
18/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Stargazer
17/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Angel Shark (44cm), Common Stingray, New unknown Nudibrach!, Seahorse, Stargazer
15/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Angel Shark
14/10/2009	Excellent	24C	Angel Shark (33cm), Derbio, Stargazer
13/10/2009	Excellent	24C	Common Stingray, Round Ray
12/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Pygmy Filefish back in the Bay!
11/10/2009	Did not dive	24C
10/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	3 baby Angelsharks!, Stargazer, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper
9/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Round ray
8/10/2009	Above Normal	24C	Angelshark, Marbled Electric Ray, Jellyfish, Sea Hare, Nudibrach,
6/10/2009	Below Normal	24C	Marbled Electric ray
6/10/2009	Excellent	24C	Round Ray
5/10/2009	Excellent	24C	Mediteranean Moray, Common Stingray, Striped Grunts, Round Ray, Verrugato
4/10/2009	Excellent	24C	Mobulus Ray, Common Stingray, unknown Anemone (Sardina del Norte)
3/10/2009	Excellent	24C
2/10/2009	Excellent	24C	´The Cannon´
29/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Tiger Moray, Striped Grunt
28/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Round Ray
27/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Mobulus Ray, Common Stingray (Sardina del Norte)
26/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Stargazer
25/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Common stingray, Round Ray
24/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Common stingray
23/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Common stingray, round ray
22/9/2009	Above Normal	24C	Common stingray, round ray, Triggerfish
22/9/2009	Above Normal	24C	Common stingray, round ray, Hairy Blenny
22/9/2009	Above Normal	24C	4 Angel Shark! (night dive), stargazer, Triggerfish, common stingray, round ray
21/9/2009	Normal	24C	Angel Shark, Verrugato, Great Spiny Spider Crab
20/9/2009	Did not dive	24C
19/9/2009	Normal	24C	Mediteranean Moray
18/9/2009	Above Normal	24C	Common Stingray, Round ray, Verrugato
17/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Mobulus Ray and Common Stingray (Sardina), Forkbeard, Canarian Lobsterette, Prickly Shrimp, Triggerfish
16/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Wreck Diving Las Palmas.
15/9/2009	Excellent	24C	Common stingray, Maria Francesa (Shi Drum), Striped Grunt, Bonito, Medregel, Garfish
14/9/2009	Above Normal	24C	Summary for 4-14th Sept - Conditions above normal to excellent. Sightings included Common stingray, Eagle Ray, Canarian Lobsterette, Cape Lobster, Marbled Electric Ray, Forkbeard + + +
3/9/2009	Normal	24C	Sorry .. no updates for next 10 days due to holidays
2/9/2009	Above Normal	24C	Common Stingray
1/9/2009	Above Normal	24C	Angelshark, Eagle Ray, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, Tiger Moray , Maria Francesa (Fusca Drum)
31/8/2009	Did not dive	24C	Spiny Pufferfish
30/8/2009	Did not dive	24C
27/8/2009	Normal	24C	Eagle Ray, Baby Marbled Electric Ray (12cm!), Stargazer, Forkbeard, Tiger Moray, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, Bonito, Red Nudibrach
26/8/2009	Normal	24C	Eagle Ray, Baby Angelshark (44cm) Bonito, Many Abades, Sama, Tiger Moray
25/8/2009	Below Normal	24C	Eagle Ray
24/8/2009	Below Normal	24C	Eagle Ray, Large school of barracudas
23/8/2009	Did not dive	24C
22/8/2009	Normal	24C	Eagle Ray, Hermit Crab, Maria Francesa, Shi Drum, Tiger Moray
21/8/2009	Normal	24C	Baby Angelshark (44cm), jellyfish
20/8/2009	Normal	24C	Baby Angelshark (44cm)
19/8/2009	Normal	24C	records lost!
18/8/2009	Below Normal	24C	records lost!
17/8/2009	Below Normal	24C	records lost!
16/8/2009	Below Normal	24C	records lost!
15/8/2009	Did not dive	24C
15/8/2009	Above Normal	24C
14/8/2009	Above Normal	24C	Dusky Grouper, Morays, Barracudas
13/8/2009	Above Normal	24C	Common Stingray, Sea Hare
11/8/2009	Above Normal	24C	Angel shark, Common Stingray, Sea Hare, Round Ray, Dusky Grouper, Mediterranean Moray, Jellyfish, Nudibrach
11/8/2009	Normal	24C
10/8/2009	Below Normal	24C	Mediteranean Moray, Eagle Rays, Common Stingray
9/8/2009	Below Normal	24C
8/8/2009	Below Normal	24C
8/8/2009	Normal	24C	Dusky Grouper, Forkbeard, Common Stingray, Tiger Moray , Maria Francesa (Fusca Drum)
7/8/2009	Normal	24C	Seahorse, Forkbeard, Striped Grunt, Bonito, Common Stingray, Tiger Moray
6/8/2009	Below Normal	24C	Spiny Pufferfish, Seahorse, 2 Dusky Groupers
5/8/2009	Below Normal	24C	Angelshark - 30cm
4/8/2009	Normal	24C
3/8/2009	Above Normal	24C	3 x Round Ray, Eagle ray, Hairy Blenny
2/8/2009	Did not dive	24C
1/8/2009	Normal	24C
27/7/2009	Normal	24C	Angelshark, Round Ray, Sole, Long legged Octopus, Spotted Bumblebee shrimp, Brown Shrimp (Night Dive), lancer swimming crab
26/7/2009	Did not dive	24C
25/7/2009	Below Normal	24C	Grouper, Common Ray
24/7/2009	Normal	24C
23/7/2009	Above Normal	24C	Seahorse, Eagle Ray
22/7/2009	Normal	24C
21/7/2009	Normal	24C
20/7/2009	Normal	23C	Canarian Lobsterette, Forkbeard
19/7/2009	Below Normal	23C	Forkbeard, Striped Grunt
18/7/2009	Poor	23C	Dusky Grouper, Common Stingray, Round Ray
17/7/2009	Below Normal	23C	Angel Shark, (Night Dive) Canarian Lobsterette, squid, Sea Hares, Fangtoothed Conger
16/7/2009	Normal	23C
15/7/2009	Normal	22C	Angel shark, Blackjack, Common Stingray, Round Ray, Forkbeard,
14/7/2009	Above Normal	22C	2 Common Stingray, Round Ray, Stargazer, Tiger Moray
13/7/2009	Normal	22C
12/7/2009	Normal	22C	3x Common Stingray, ?Common Dentex
11/7/2009	Below Normal	22C	Hairy Blenny, Sea hare, Common Stingray
10/7/2009	Below Normal	22C	Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted burrfish), Common Stingray, Tiger Moray,
9/7/2009	Below Normal	22C	Common Stingray, Tiger Moray, Angelshark, Hairy Blenny
7/7/2009	Below Normal	22C
6/7/2009	Below Normal	22C	Hairy Blenny, small Jellyfish
5/7/2009	Did not dive	22C
4/7/2009	Poor	22C	2 Round rays
3/7/2009	Below Normal	21C	Spiny Pufferfish, Shi Drum, Alicia, Tiger Moray
2/7/2009	Below Normal	21C	2 Seahorses, Angelshark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
1/7/2009	Above Normal	21C	Hairy Blenny in full mating colours