Water Temperature and Diving Conditions Log
- January 2009 to June 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
14/6/2009	Excellent	20C	Common ray, giant Blackjack, Sand Sole, Nudibrach, Tiger Moray
13/6/2009	Excellent	20C	Eagle Ray, Canarian Lobsterette, Nudibrach, Tiger Moray
12/6/2009	Normal	20C	3 Angelshark (Sardina)
11/6/2009	Normal	20C	Baby Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Fang toothed Congor, Sand Octopus, Lancer Swimming crabs, Sea Hares (Night Dive)
10/6/2009	Excellent	20C	Spiny Pufferfish , Angelshark
9/6/2009	Excellent	20C	Stargazer
8/6/2009	Above Normal	20C
7/6/2009	Did not dive	19C
6/6/2009	Excellent	19C
5/6/2009	Excellent	19C	2 Seahorses, nudibrachs, Tiger Moray
4/6/2009	Excellent	19C	Nudibrach, Striped Grunts, Verrugato
3/6/2009	Excellent	19C	Baby Angel Shark (35cm), Tiger moray
2/6/2009	Excellent	19C	Scrawled FileFish
1/6/2009	Above Normal	19C	Angel shark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray, large Jurel (Blackjack)
31/5/2009	Excellent	19C	3 Nudibrachs, barracudas
30/5/2009	Excellent	19C	Stargazer
29/5/2009	Excellent	19C	Lots of octopus incl 2 pairs mating!
28/5/2009	Normal	19C	Angel Shark, common Stingray, Forkbeard, Nudibrach, Lone Jellyfish
27/5/2009	Normal	19C	2 Angel Shark
26/5/2009	Normal	19C
25/5/2009	Normal	19C
24/5/2009	Did not dive	19C
23/5/2009	Excellent	19C
22/5/2009	Above Normal	19C
21/5/2009	Excellent	19C	Stargazer, Barracuda
20/5/2009	Above Normal	19C	Angel Shark Swimming!
17/5/2009	Did not dive	19C
16/5/2009	Below Normal	19C	Striped Grunt, Stargazer
13/5/2009	Above Normal	19C	Eagle ray, Scrawled Filefish
11/5/2009	Above Normal	19C	Stargazer, Striped Grunt, Nudibrach
8/5/2009	Above Normal	19C	Seahorse, Angelshark, Electric Ray, Grouper, Striped Grunt (at Sardina del Norte)
8/5/2009	Above Normal	19C	Angelshark, Forkbeard, Canarian Lobsterette
4/5/2009	Above Normal	19C	Nudibrachs, Tiger Moray, Large gilt-headed bream
3/5/2009	Above Normal	19C	Sorry! no reports for the last few days due to computer problems.
21/4/2009	Did not dive	18C	At Sardina: Angelshark, barracuda, octopus
20/4/2009	Below Normal	18C
19/4/2009	Did not dive	18C
18/4/2009	Normal	18C	Seahares, Prickly Shrimp, Tiger Moray
17/4/2009	Normal	18C	Scrawled Filefish, Stargazer, night dive:Spotted bumblebee shrimp, long legged octopus, seahares
15/4/2009	Above Normal	18C	Canary Islands Lobsterette, Rainbow wrasse, Stargazer
14/4/2009	Normal	18C	Green Nudibrach, Stargazers, Big Barracudas,
13/4/2009	Below Normal	18C	Red Comb Star, Carapace of Cape Lobster, Shi Drum
12/4/2009	Normal	18C	2 Angelshark, green Nudibrachs, Stargazer, Sea Hares, striped Grunt
11/4/2009	Normal	18C	2 Angelshark, green Nudibrachs, Stargazer, Sea Hares, striped Grunt
11/4/2009	Normal	18C	3 Angelshark, Tiger Moray, green Nudibrachs, Stargazer
10/4/2009	Normal	18C	* Scrawled Filefish & Golden Sponge Snail *, Angelshark, Marbled Electric ray, Dusky Grouper, Amberjack, Stargazer, mating cuttlefish!
9/4/2009	Normal	18C	Stargazer, Common Stingray
8/4/2009	Poor	18C	At Sardina: Angelshark, Butterfly Ray
7/4/2009	Below Normal	18C	Dusky Grouper
6/4/2009	Above Normal	18C	Angelshark, stargazaer
5/4/2009	Above Normal	18C	Angelshark
4/4/2009	Normal	18C	2 Angelshark (one swimming), Common Stingray, striped Grunts
3/4/2009	Normal	18C
2/4/2009	Above Normal	18C	Marbled Electric Ray, Common Stingray, Stargazers
1/4/2009	Above Normal	18C	Round Stingray, Stargazers
31/3/2009	Did not dive	18C
30/3/2009	Below Normal	18C
29/3/2009	Did not dive	18C	Day off
28/3/2009	Above Normal	18C	Stargazers, Common stingray, Nudibrachs
27/3/2009	Excellent	18C	Lots 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 Normal	18C	Stargazers, Angel shark, Common stingray
24/3/2009	Normal	18C	Stargazers
23/3/2009	Normal	18C	Large Round Ray, Stargazers
23/3/2009	Did not dive	18C	Sunday - day off
22/3/2009	Normal	18C	Common Stingray
21/3/2009	Did not dive	18C	Day off
20/3/2009	Normal	18C	Common Stingray, Stargazer, Big Cuttlefish
19/3/2009	Normal	18C	Common Stingray
18/3/2009	Above Normal	18C	Common Stingray, Marbled Electric Ray
17/3/2009	Normal	18C	Angelshark
16/3/2009	Normal	18C
15/3/2009	Above Normal	18C	Tiger Morays, Barracudas
14/3/2009	Normal	18C
13/3/2009	Normal	18C	2 Angel sharks, Marbled Electric ray, Common Stingray, Madeira Sea Slug (Nudibrach)
12/3/2009	Normal	18C
11/3/2009	Normal	18C	Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Plocamopherus maderae!! (nudibrach), Sama, Morays
10/3/2009	Did not dive	18C	Pool Training
9/3/2009	Above Normal	18C	Nudibrach, Derbio, large barracuda
8/3/2009	Did not dive	18C	Sunday - Day off
7/3/2009	Below Normal	18C
6/3/2009	Poor	18C
5/3/2009	Below Normal	18C	Stargazer
4/3/2009	Normal	18C	Angel shark, Stargazer
3/3/2009	Above Normal	18C	Angel shark, 3 common stingray
2/3/2009	Above Normal	18C	Angel shark
1/3/2009	Did not dive	18C	Sunday
28/2/2009	Above Normal	18C	Large Round Ray, Great Spiny Spider Crab, Nudibrachs
26/2/2009	Above Normal	18C	Marbled Electric ray, Stargazer, Large Octopus. Night: Squid, Canarian Lobster, small Marbled Electric ray
25/2/2009	Above Normal	17C	Marbled Electric ray, Big Barracuda, Stargazer, Garfish
24/2/2009	Above Normal	17C	Barracuda, Common Stingray
23/2/2009	Normal	17C	Angelshark
22/2/2009	Below Normal	17C	Large Octopus
20/2/2009	Below Normal	17C	Angelshark
20/2/2009	Below Normal	17C	Bull ray! Angelshark
19/2/2009	Normal	17C	Angel Shark, Common Ray, 2 Dusky Grouper, Stargazer
18/2/2009	Normal	17C	Angel Shark, Marbled Electric Ray, Dusky Grouper, Large Octopus, Stargazer
17/2/2009	Normal	17C
16/2/2009	Did not dive	18C
12/2/2009	Below Normal	18C
11/2/2009	Normal	18C	2 Angel Sharks
10/2/2009	Did not dive	18C
9/2/2009	Normal	18C	Cape Lobster, Canarian Lobsterette, Prickly Shrimp, Stargazer, Forkbeard
8/2/2009	Below Normal	18C	Common Stingray, Derbio
4/2/2009	Normal	18C	Dusky Grouper. Amberjack, Triggerfish (Las Palmas)
3/2/2009	Normal	18C	Angel shark, Marbled Electric Ray
2/2/2009	Below Normal	18C	Angel shark, Common Stingray, Tiger Moray
1/2/2009	Did not dive	18C	Sunday - Day Off
31/1/2009	Normal	18C	Night Dive: Angelshark, common stingray, Eagle ray, White spotted Octopus
30/1/2009	Normal	18C	Angelshark, common stingray
29/1/2009	Above Normal	18C	Night Dive: Angelshark, 2 Round Stingray, Stargazer, Sand Octopus, Canarian Lobsterette, brown-striped shrimp, Spotted Bumblebee shrimp!
28/1/2009	Above Normal	18C	* Bull Ray * Our first ever sighting in Arinaga! 3 Angelsharks, Spiny Spider Crab, Amberjack, Cape Lobster
28/1/2009	Poor	18C	Angelshark, Amberjack
27/1/2009	Poor	18C
26/1/2009	Below Normal	18C	Angelshark attack!, Grouper, Tiger Moray
25/1/2009	Did not dive	18C	Sunday - day off
24/1/2009	Normal	18C	Eagle Ray
23/1/2009	Normal	18C	Great Spiny Spider Crab
22/1/2009	Poor	18C
21/1/2009	Below Normal	18C	Angelshark, Morays
20/1/2009	Below Normal	18C	Angelshark
19/1/2009	Below Normal	18C	Grouper
18/1/2009	Did not dive	18C	Sunday - Day off
17/1/2009	Below Normal	18C
14/1/2009	Above Normal	18C	Training dives only
13/1/2009	Did not dive	18C	Spring cleaning!
12/1/2009	Did not dive	18C	Spring cleaning!
11/1/2009	Did not dive	18C	Sunday Day off
10/1/2009	Above Normal	18C	Angel shark
9/1/2009	Above Normal	18C	Angel shark, 4 Common Stingray
3/1/2009	Above Normal	18C	Tuna, Stargazer, Common Stingray
1/1/2009	Above Normal	18C	Angelshark, common stingray