Barra da Ilha
Protected Area
Área De Proteção Ambiental De Santa Cruz
Why dive here
With 44+ marine species recorded in the area - including sea turtles - Barra da Ilha offers some of Fernando de Noronha's richest reef diving. Water ranges 27-29°C, warmest March, April, May.
Barra da Ilha offers a classic Fernando de Noronha reef dive. We've often found green sea turtles grazing here, along with the usual suspects like schools of snapper and surgeonfish. It’s a pretty straightforward dive, good for getting your buoyancy dialed in. We’d recommend it for newer divers looking for a relaxed introduction to the local underwater scene.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Barra da Ilha
Barra da Ilha Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Barra da Ilha, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-3.84, -32.38) (0km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
27°C
81°F · Range: 26.5–27.9°C
Current Speed
29.15 cm/s
Direction: NW (329°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.035 mg/m³
Very clear (oligotrophic)
Salinity
36.39 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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