Aqualung

115 Porto des Leixoes

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Located next to Matosinhos Beach, this place is sheltered by the south pier of the port of Leixões. The site consists of rocks next to the pier, predominant sand bottom, and depths that can vary between 2 and 7 meters. Accessible by beach or boat.

Possibility to observe small fish, pout, rockfish, octopus, and countless crutaceous. Among the latter, velvet crabs are the most common.

6

Wildlife Species

4

SSI Training Centers

8m / 26ft

Max. Depth

beginner

Level

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Dive sites nearby

© Mares, Janez Kranjc

Charneca (Wreck)

The Charneca is a tugboat, wrecked at the entrance to the port of Leixões, next to the breakwater. The wreck is perched on a sandy bottom 14 meters deep with a north-south orientation. Accessible only by boat.

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Olo

Olo is a high rock located off the breakwater of the port of Leixões. The base of the rock is close to 19 meters and the top is around 10 meters. It is accessible only by boat.

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© Submania - Escola de Mergulho, 4460-273 Senhora da Hora

Pêlo Negro

Pêlo Negro is a high rock located off the beach of Leça da Palmeira, 5 minutes from the marina of Leixões. The base of the rock is close to 20 meters and the peak is around 8 meters. Accessible only by boat.

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Longas

Located in front of the Carreiros jetty, accessible by the beach or by boat. The bottom morphology varies between rocks and sand passages. The depths can vary between 3 and 20 meters depending on the distance to the coast.

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Marialva

Wreckage of the tugboat “Marialva”. Located off the mouth of the Douro River, on a sandy bottom, 25 meters deep. Very damaged and silted. Accessible only by boat.

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© SUBMANIA - Escola de Mergulho, 4460-273 Senhora da Hora

Silver Valley (Wreck)

Shipwreck of a freighter near the mouth of the Douro River, on a sandy bottom 14 meters deep with West-East orientation. Accessible only by boat.

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© Submania - Escola de Mergulho, 4460-273 Senhora da Hora

Barcaça (Wreck)

This is the wreck of a barge located off the Cabedelo sandbank, on the mouth of the Douro River. It is perched on a sandy bottom 10 meters deep with northeast-southeast orientation. This site is accessible by the beach or by boat.

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© Submania - Escola de Mergulho, 4460-273 Senhora da Hora

Batelao (Wreck)

The wreck of this barge rests at 27 meters deep on a sandy bottom. Located off the mouth of the Douro River, approximately 3 nautical miles from land, and is accessible only by boat.

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© Submania - Escola de Mergulho, 4460-273 Senhora da Hora

U-1277, wreck

The U-1277 is a German submarine from World War II located in a North-West direction from Oporto, off Cabo do Mundo, 10 minutes away from Leixões marina. Laying on a sandy bottom 31 meters deep, it lays to the port side about 45º, with the bow pointing southeast. The wreck is accessible only by boat.

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Ruy Barbosa (Wreck)

This cruise ship was stranded off Memory Beach, southeast of the old town. On a mixed background of rock and sand between 9 and 15 meters deep, the wreckage of this shipwreck lies scattered. This site is accessible by beach or by boat.

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