Cascais & Cabo Raso · Portugal · Reef
Furada
Large gorges that look like the Sintra hills on a clear day
Furada lies about 500 m off the Cascais coast, a reef cut by large gorges, with a maximum depth of 18 m. On clear days the gorges read like a mountain landscape. Schools of bream and wrasse live here, with octopus, cuttlefish and many nudibranchs.
Where it is and how deep
38.6888° N, 9.4255° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The reef is cut by large gorges, and the dive follows these cuts down to a maximum of 18 m. When visibility is good the walls of the gorges rise like a walk through the Sintra mountains. Schools of breams and wrasses swim in the gorges, with octopuses, cuttlefish and many nudibranchs on the rock.
Marine life and season
- Nudibranchs
- Octopus & cuttlefish
- Reef fish swarms
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Cascais & Cabo Raso: Boats run all year; the sea is coolest around March and warmest around September.
Dive videos
Mergulho Nocturno em Cascais (Pedra Furada) · joeladeira on YouTube
Sources
- Furada – ScubaGo dive site — ScubaGo
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