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Monte da Guia

Azores, Portugal
Shore entry3mm wetsuit typical

Monte da Guia at a glance

Monte da Guia is a shore dive site in Azores, Portugal. Typically most favorable Jul · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 22°C (72°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Marine model · graded 7h ago
0.4 mwaves — under half a meter expected

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 22°C · seasonal avg 23°C

Dive windows this week

Best: Mon
Mon7:00–22:00
Tue7:00–15:00
Wed7:00–13:00
Thu7:00–22:00
Fri7:00–22:00
Sat7:00–22:00
Sun7:00–22:00

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

First light 6:22 · Sunrise 6:52 · Sunset 21:09

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 3.0 km from site · graded 7h ago

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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.

Best months, historically

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

  1. Jan17%17°C2.8 m
  2. Feb26%16°C2.5 m
  3. Mar20%16°C2.7 m
  4. Apr32%17°C2.1 m
  5. May70%18°C1.4 m
  6. Jun86%20°C1.1 m
  7. Jul94%23°C1.0 m
  8. Aug89%24°C1.1 m
  9. Sep68%23°C1.4 m
  10. Oct26%22°C2.1 m
  11. Nov23%20°C2.2 m
  12. Dec33%18°C2.1 m

July hastypically 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.

  • Diodontidae recorded here Aug (2 records)

    most recent 2013

  • Muraena retifera recorded here Aug (2 records)

    most recent 2013

  • Epinephelus marginatus recorded here Aug (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Mycteroperca bonaci recorded here Aug (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Octopus Cuvier, 1798 recorded here Aug (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Pleuronectes platessa recorded here Aug (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Pseudobalistes fuscus recorded here Aug (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Scyllarus arctus recorded here Aug (1 record)

    most recent 2013

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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Site details

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No hazards recorded for this site yet — that never means there are none. Ask a local operator before you dive.


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