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PADI 5-Star IDC dive center in Puerto Rico, south Gran Canaria, running boat and shore trips to seven local sites since 2015.
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Baja de Arguineguín
Also known as: Arguineguín Reef, Arrecife de Arguineguín
Long volcanic-rock reef on sand just outside Arguineguín port, Gran Canaria, with octopus nests in its crevices and a drift dive when the current runs.
Last updated October 2026
The dive
The first view underwater is sand, with a low volcanic reef stretching away beside it, reached by following the anchor line down. Divers move along the rock and look into its cracks, crevices and openings, where morays hide. Above the reef, shoals of sardines and roncadores work the water, and barracuda sometimes hunt there for food.
The sandy flats beside the rock hold stingrays, and angelsharks are sometimes found in the sandy areas. When the current is favourable the same reef is flown as a drift dive.
What makes it special
Animals raise their young on this reef. Octopus keep nests in the crevices, and young trumpetfish use the reef as a nursery, so the small animals in the rock are the ones to look for.
Know before you go
The reef is usually dived on the morning boat as one half of a two-dive trip. The 14:00 afternoon dive only reaches it when that boat carries certified divers only.
Pleasure craft can pass over the site, so launch a surface marker buoy and surface under control.
Why Dive Baja de Arguineguín
What makes this dive site stand out.
- Crevice-rich volcanic reef
Cracks, crevices and openings in the rock hold octopus nests and moray hideouts.
- Rock beside open sand
Stingrays and the occasional angelshark use the sandy flats next to the reef.
- Drift dive option
With a favourable current the reef is flown as a drift dive.
- Trumpetfish nursery
Young trumpetfish use the reef as a nursery.
Depth & Profile
12m
Min depth
20m
Max depth
12–16m
Typical range
ReefSandRock
Location
27.7486°N, 15.6864°W
Conditions & difficulty
Temperature
18°C – 24°C
Visibility
10–20m
Current
Variable
Best season
Diveable year-round
EasyMin cert: Open Water
The reef starts at 12 m and the operator advertises the dive for all levels, so Open Water divers can join.
Summary
Advertised for all levels; the current is variable.
Safety considerations
What can go wrong here, and what divers do about it. Conditions change - take the briefing from the operator on the day.
- Surface and boat traffic: Pleasure craft can pass over the siteAscend on a surface marker buoy and surface under control
Marine Life
Mediterranean moray eelMuraena helenaCommon octopusOctopus vulgarisBastard gruntPomadasys incisusCommon stingrayDasyatis pastinacaTrumpetfishAulostomus strigosusAngelsharkSquatina squatina· RareBarracudaSphyraena viridensis· Rare
Dive Centers
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Canary Diving Adventures
PADI 5-Star IDC dive center inside Taurito Princess Hotel, established in 1998, running two-tank trips across SW Gran Canaria's reefs, wrecks, and caves.
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Delphinus Dive Center
Hotel-based PADI 5-Star center inside Hotel Cordial Mogán Playa, running daily two-boat-dive trips across SW Gran Canaria since 2007.
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GO DIVING Center
PADI 5-Star IDC centre in Maspalomas running small-group two-dive trips on Atlantis, which it bills as Gran Canaria's only rigid-hulled dive boat.
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Nautico Dive Academy
PADI 5-Star centre in Arguineguín, Gran Canaria, teaching small-group courses in a private training pool it bills as the island's only one.
PADI5 services6 languages
Scuba Sur Diving Gran Canaria
Owner-run centre at Anfi del Mar marina running south-coast boat dives, capped at 2 students per instructor.
SSI / PADI6 services
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do dive plans say Arguineguín Reef when this site is Baja de Arguineguín?▾
Operators advertise the reef as Arguineguín Reef in English and Arrecife de Arguineguín in Spanish, and a baja is a shoal in Spanish, hence Baja de Arguineguín. All three names point to one reef off the port of Arguineguín, so use whichever the operator lists when you search or book.
Operators give depths anywhere from 15 to 20 m: where does an Open Water diver stop?▾
At 18 m. The reef starts at 12 m and one operator has it ending near 16 m, and another gives a 20 m maximum, which sits past the Open Water limit. An Open Water diver can join the dive and keeps the plan within 18 m.
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