Baixinha


Baixinha
Baixinha
Baixinha
Baixinha
Baixinha
Location
Porto Santo
Dive Type
Recreational
Dive Site
Sea
What you will see
Rock Formations, Sea Life
Average Depth: 18mts
Maximum Depth: 32mts
Water Temperature: 16ºC-24ºC
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This dive site is a bit away from the port and situated east of the Ilhéu de Baixo, the lower or limestone islet. You anchor at about 9m depth, swim west to about 12m and then drop to 28m. You will see an exciting wall which looks as if it is man-made, but it is 100% volcanic natural formation. You leave it on your left and navigate south, swimming over sand and descending to 30m. Fish life includes large groupers, rays over the sand and the occasional moray in the rocks. Upon reaching 100 bar, you turn around, heading north with the wall on your left, ascending slowly to about 15m when you head south again, up to 9m and down to the anchor at 12. You ascend at the anchor line, doing your 5m/3min safety stop before getting back into the boat.
--Spot Description: Uwe Preuss
-- Photos by Pedro Vasconcelos
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