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El Cabron Marine Reserve

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El Cabron Marine Reserve at a glance

El Cabron Marine Reserve is a dive site in Canary Islands, Spain. Typically most favorable Jun · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 24°C (75°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Favorable window now· until 19:00 · sunset 18:22

Forecast for this hour · 9:00 · run 3 h ago
0.9 m (3.0 ft)waves — under a meter expected (waves — about three feet expected)

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 24°C · seasonal avg 23°C ( · Forecast 75°F · seasonal avg 74°F)

Dive windows this week

Smallest waves: Fri
Mon8:00–19:00 favorable

0.9 m waves · 3 kn wind (2.8 ft waves · 3 kn wind)

Tue8:00–19:00 favorable

0.7 m waves · 9 kn wind (2.3 ft waves · 9 kn wind)

Wed8:00–19:00 favorable

0.6 m waves · 4 kn wind (2.0 ft waves · 4 kn wind)

Thu8:00–19:00 favorable

0.5 m waves · 5 kn wind (1.7 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Fri8:00–19:00 favorable

0.4 m waves · 5 kn wind (1.4 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Sat8:00–19:00 favorable

0.5 m waves · 4 kn wind (1.7 ft waves · 4 kn wind)

Sun8:00–19:00 favorable

0.7 m waves · 4 kn wind (2.2 ft waves · 4 kn wind)

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

Every forecast dive window each day, site-local time, from wave and wind forecasts. Numbers under each bar are daylight averages.

First light 6:44 · Sunrise 7:08 · Sunset 18:22 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 8.9 km from site · updated 26 Oct, 05:24 WET

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.

Dived here today — did the forecast match?

Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

  1. January, 55% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 21°C (69°F), waves have typically been 1.7 m (5.6 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  2. February, 55% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 20°C (68°F), waves have typically been 1.7 m (5.6 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  3. March, 34% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 20°C (68°F), waves have typically been 2.1 m (6.9 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  4. April, 51% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 20°C (69°F), waves have typically been 1.7 m (5.6 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  5. May, 70% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 21°C (70°F), waves have typically been 1.6 m (5.1 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots
  6. June, 80% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 22°C (72°F), waves have typically been 1.4 m (4.5 ft), wind has typically been 7 knots, historically most favorable
  7. July, 68% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 23°C (73°F), waves have typically been 1.6 m (5.2 ft), wind has typically been 6 knots
  8. August, 48% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (74°F), waves have typically been 1.7 m (5.4 ft), wind has typically been 7 knots
  9. September, 59% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (74°F), waves have typically been 1.6 m (5.1 ft), wind has typically been 7 knots
  10. October, 62% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 23°C (74°F), waves have typically been 1.6 m (5.1 ft), wind has typically been 7 knots
  11. November, 61% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 23°C (73°F), waves have typically been 1.6 m (5.2 ft), wind has typically been 7 knots
  12. December, 47% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 21°C (71°F), waves have typically been 1.9 m (6.2 ft), wind has typically been 8 knots

June has typically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site, by month

Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

  • Mediterranean Parrotfish recorded here Jul (2 records)

    Sparisoma cretensemost recent 2014

  • Mulá recorded here Jul (2 records)

    Acanthocybium solandrimost recent 2014

  • Mycteroperca acutirostris recorded here Sep (2 records)

    most recent 2012

  • Pinfish recorded here Jul (2 records)

    Lagodon rhomboidesmost recent 2014

  • Reticulate Moray recorded here Jul (2 records)

    Muraena retiferamost recent 2014

  • Seven-armed Starfish recorded here Jul (2 records)

    Luidia ciliarismost recent 2014

  • Bathytoshia centroura recorded here Sep (1 record)

    most recent 2012

  • Black Moray recorded here Oct (1 record)

    Muraena helenamost recent 2013

Newest record here: 2014. Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.

Fills & rentals nearby

Facts from OpenStreetMap, corrected by the community — listed by distance only. Details change; confirm with the shop.

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Data updated July 2026

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