Reefwander
Reefwander
Full calendar

Destinations at their peak each month

  1. Jan167
  2. Feb183
  3. Mar192
  4. Apr216
  5. May186
  6. Jun272
  7. Jul307
  8. Aug313
  9. Sep296
  10. Oct180
  11. Nov119
  12. Dec145

Americas

Europe, Africa & Middle East

Indo-Pacific

Steep brown cliffs with green scrub drop into a clear blue-green cove, a long concrete breakwater curving across the sea behind — Cabo Torres, Gijón & Cabo Peñas

Gijón & Cabo Peñas · Spain · Reef

Cabo Torres

A Gijón cape dive at the shallow end of the local sites

Photo: B25es · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cabo Torres is a cape on the Gijón stretch of the Asturian coast, dived as one of the Gijón-zone sites by the city's Club Alpha Buceo. At 12 m it is among the shallowest named points on this coast, and one-star (B1E) divers can join it.

0

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Cabo Torres: typical dive to 12 m (to 40 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit12 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

43.5731° N, 5.7001° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

Cabo Torres is dived in the Gijón zone off the cape of the same name, with a maximum depth of 12 m and a one-star (B1E) requirement. It shares that depth with El Corviru and La Piedra el Xatu, which lie in the Bañugues and Punta la Vaca zones.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Cabo Torres
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
FairFairFairFairGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood

Season follows Gijón & Cabo Peñas: Club dives run all year; January to April bring the coldest sea, and no month stands out as a peak for the diving.

Dive videos

CUEVAS DE CABO TORRES · César Telenti on YouTube

Sources

  1. Alpha Buceo Gijón – Cabo Torres — Club Alpha Buceo
  2. OpenStreetMap – Cabo Torres (cape) — OpenStreetMap

Photo credits

More dive sites in Gijón & Cabo Peñas

Reef

La Herbosa

A shallow, one-star way onto Cabo Peñas

to 14 mbeginner

Reef

Los Cañones

An Estaño-zone dive within reach of newly certified one-star divers

to 16 mbeginner

Similar dives elsewhere

Reef

Arena

Azores · Portugal

Volcanic rock reef minutes from the Praia da Vitória marina

to 12 mbeginner

Reef

Baía da Guia

Cascais & Cabo Raso · Portugal

Small passages through the reef top on the swim back to the sand

5–14 mbeginner

Reef

Bajo de la Vieja

Fuerteventura · Spain

A false ceiling right around a 10 m shoal off Corralejo

to 10 mintermediate

Reef

Calimera

Lanzarote & Museo Atlántico · Spain

Shore-entry reef at 7-8 m, the local beginner and refresher dive

to 8 mbeginner