Pujola

Pujola is the outermost barra in the Mataró system — a deep rocky ridge at 29-34 m that runs parallel to its neighbour La Barreta d'en Serra. The boat ride from Port de Mataró is longer than for the inshore bars, and the descent drops you directly into serious depth. At the bottom, the reef profile is exposed and open, with the rocky substrate giving way to blue water on the seaward side. Bottom time is the governing constraint here: at these depths every minute counts against your no-decompression limit, and the dive is inherently shorter than anything available on the shallower formations.

Depth is both the attraction and the filter at Pujola. The site offers something the inshore barras cannot — a genuine deep dive within the Maresme system, with clearer water and the open feel of an outer reef dropping toward open sea. Niman Sub describes the seabed as abundant with varied fauna, and the exposed position invites blue-water scanning for pelagic visitors that rarely venture over the shallower formations closer to shore. For experienced divers who have already explored the inner bars, Pujola represents the logical progression — the point where the Barras de Mataró system reveals its deepest and most remote character.

Plan your gas conservatively before leaving the surface. At 34 m on air, no-decompression time shrinks to roughly 15-20 minutes — Nitrox (EAN32) extends this meaningfully and is strongly recommended by the local centres. A dive computer with audible NDL alerts is essential at this depth, not a convenience. The site is weather-dependent: the outer position means greater exposure to swell and current, and dive centres will cancel if conditions look marginal. Confirm with Niman Sub or Blaumar that Pujola is on the day's schedule before committing — it is not dived daily and centres rotate sites based on sea state and the certification levels in the group.