Terno - Salvador - Salvador & Bahia
Okay, let’s be honest. Wiakawa Swim Spot isn't going to blow your mind with dramatic canyons or whale sharks. Our team usually finds ourselves here when the Kaikōura weather turns truly foul and we’re desperate for a fin kick. But you know what? It’s surprisingly charming. This sheltered little bay, marked by those orange boating buoys, is basically a nursery. We’ve spent many a rainy afternoon here, poking around the rocks beneath the swim platform. You’ll spot an army of tiny blennies darting into crevices and a surprising variety of starfish clinging to the undersides of boulders. We’ve even seen the odd cowfish moseying about, which is always a treat. Visibility averages about four metres, so it’s an intimate experience – think macro lens, not wide-angle. It’s a genuinely safe, easy dive, perfect for testing new gear, practicing skills, or just getting wet when everything else is called off.
- Location
- Salvador & Bahia, Brazil, South America
- Coordinates
- -12.968200, -38.528800
Marine Protected Area: Área De Proteção Ambiental Baía De Todos Os Santos
Nearby Dive Sites in Salvador & Bahia
- Atractores
- Bahia de Salvador
- BEARN - 3m (wreck)
- BRASILOIDE - 43m (wreck)
- Caita
- CAVO ARTEMIDI - 14m (wreck)
- Corais de Ondina (reef)
- Cordão da Barra de Serinhaém (reef)
- Coroa do Capão - 5-20m (reef)
- Coroa do Cavalo - 5-20m (reef)
- Galeão Sacramento - 10-30m (drift)
- GERMANIA - 6m (wreck)
- Ho Mei III - Salvador (wreck)
- JANGADEIRO - 3m (wreck)
- Jequirica - 10-25m (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Terno - Salvador
- BAHIA SCUBA
- Submerso
- UWBAHIA - ["PADI"]
- Zimbo Dive
Marine Life in Salvador & Bahia
Home to 295 recorded species including 262 reef fish, 10 other, 8 sharks & rays, 4 hard corals, 3 seagrass & algae, 2 whales & dolphins.
Notable Species
- Caesar (Haemulon aurolineatum) - Reef Fish
- Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus) - Reef Fish
- Demoiselle (Stegastes fuscus) - Reef Fish
- Twinspot Bass (Serranus flaviventris) - Reef Fish
- Grunt (Haemulon steindachneri) - Reef Fish
- Catfish (Odontoscion dentex) - Reef Fish
- Sand goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) - Reef Fish
- Barber (Acanthurus bahianus) - Reef Fish
- Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus) - Reef Fish
- Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) - Reef Fish
- Butterbun (Chaetodon striatus) - Reef Fish
- Gray Parrotfish (Sparisoma axillare) - Reef Fish
- Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) - Seagrass & Algae
- Spotted Goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus) - Reef Fish
- Sergeant-major (Abudefduf saxatilis) - Reef Fish
- Blue Doctor (Acanthurus coeruleus) - Reef Fish
- Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Cook (Holocentrus adscensionis) - Reef Fish
- Greenback Parrotfish (Scarus trispinosus) - Reef Fish
- Great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) - Hard Corals