Scuba Diving in the
Costa Blanca, Spain

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Just as most of Spain, the Costa Blanca can be an ideal place to base your scuba diving holiday or even obtain your first qualifications.

The visibility in this part of the Mediterranean Sea is very good, especially at the locations further away from the coast like at La Llosa and the island of Benidorm. There, visibility of 20 to 40 meters approx. 65 to 130ft is quite normal. There are, of course, days with heavy seas but these are rare and there are plenty of dive sites to choose from so you should find at lease one with calm seas.

The average water temperatures are as follows:

Emergency?

Where can you find the nearest decompression chamber ?

Spanish-speaking individuals call: 965 252 525 (Red Cross) from this location in Alicante the "coordination" of the transport to MEDIBAROX Unidad the Medicina Hiperbárica in Alicante will take place. Doctor Antonio Salinas asal@ctv.es  is there to help you  (this hyper-baric chamber in Alicante is one of the most modern facilities in Europe).  Foreigners are better off by calling the international emergency phone number 112 (also accessible by mobile phone), what's more the operators here speak English. In any event, remember to tell them it’s a diving accident.

Clubs and bottle re-fill centres

• Nautica Moderna   Cuenca 23- Pl.Calvo Sotelo 103007 Alicante
• El Delfin San Fransisco nr. 18,  El Campello
• Centro de buceo sta: Pola Gabriel Miro, 48 - 4 A Santa Pola
• Sealider Marina Internacional de Torrevieja Pantalan 4 -Norte 5
• Torrevieja Sub C/Huerto ,22 Bajo Torrevieja
• Naui Spain SL. Service Center and Dive Center c/Levante 32 Edificio Gran Sol, 03710 Calpe 
• Scuba Moraira Ctra. Moraira-Calpe 130 Moraira NITROX
• Centro de Buceo Comunidad Valenciana Puerto de Javea Escollera Sur, s/n 03730 Javea/Alicante
• Centro Buceo Cabo la Nao Comercial Jávea Pan 171 Javea 03730 NITROX
• Club Costa Blanca Sub Santander La Cala Ed. Coblanca 20 local 10 03500 Benidorm Closed
• Scuba elx Pasajes Granada, 1 Santa Pola
• Centro Buceo Alicante C/ Escritor Joan Fuster Local 9-11
• U-boat centro de buceo Consolat del Mar 5 (carretera las Marinas)-03700-Denia-Alicante
• Poseidon Club  Calle Santander Edif. Silvia Benidorm
• Casco Antiguo Ayora Nº 31 46018 Valencia
• Profundo Azul Avda. del Puerto 7, local 3, 03570 Villajoyosa (Alicante)
• Centro de Buceo del Mediterranea C/Sardincil s/n local 803590 Altea
• Mermaid Diving Center Complejo Cristal Mar 16 (EyF) Ctra Moraira-Calpe Moraira IAHD
• Diving-Martin Club Calle Barques no. 10 03730 Jávea NITROX
• Greenwich diving Puerto Deportivo Luis Campomanes Edificio Comodoro 03590 Altea
• Les Basetes Dive Centre, Puerto Les Basetes, Ctra Calpe-Moraira, Km2, Calpe, 03710, Alicante
• España bajo el mar Puerto Blanco 03710 Calpe
• Aquaventura Torrevieja c/ Capitan Garcia Gea, 13 Torrevieja
• TA.VI.SUB Rambla, 2 3-C Santa Pola
• Deniamar Crtª de Denia-Javea, 38 - Local F-Edificio Mare Nostrum II Denia
• Tauchring Denia Branco J. Weitzmann Av. Joan Fuster 42 03700 Denia NITROX
• Tauchclub Meeresbiologie Costa Blanca Buzon 02002, 03720 Benissa
• Multiaventura Maria Parodi, 31 Torrevieja
• Planeta Azul Paseo del Puerto, junto a Iglesia 3370 Cabo de Palos Murcia NITROX TRIMIX IAHD
• Scubasport, La Marina, Alicante. Padi traing, air fills.

What type of diving can I expect?

Caves (never dive in caves unless you are qualified and experienced)

The landscape between Denia and Benidorm have created an area packed with underwater caves and caverns of which many are still unexplored. North of Moraira lies the 'Moraig' cave system, an underground river that ends up in the sea. In spite of the fatal diving accidents of 1982, (2 divers), 1989, (1 diver) and in 1992 Bernhard Pack the founder of the "Moraig: Expedition Speleo-Hydrological project, German cave divers continue the search for the freshwater spring. A sample taken from the cave some 1188 metres approx. 3900ft. deep inside still contains tracks of salt. Along with the Germans, the majority of cave divers here are mapping the system, the deepest penetration up to now (year 2000) ends at 1500 metres approx. 5000ft.

Wreckdiving / Deepdiving

The deepest wrecks along the Costa Blanca (which are visited) are:

The Naranjito max. depth 44 metres approx. 144ft. (cargo liner) 

The Nalon max.depth 35 metres approx. 115ft. (destroyer) 

The Ulla max.depth 34 metres approx. 112ft. (destroyer) 

The Turia max.depth 35 metres approx. 115ft. (destroyer) the Nalon, Ulla and Turia were sunken by Spanish navy divers a couple of years ago for training purposes, and to create artificial reefs

The Stanfield max.depth 60 metres approx. 196ft.   

The Sirio max.depth 60 metres approx. 196ft. (passenger liner) a permit must be obtained to dive this wreck 

The Kasenga  max.depth 50 metres approx. 164ft. (cargo steamer)

The Carbonero  max.depth 45 metres approx. 147ft.  (WW1 warship)

What should I expect to pay to dive on the Costa Blanca ?

See Scuba Diving Main Page & Scuba Diving Costa del Sol

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