Sa Mula

Sa Mula rises from a 32m sandy base to its summit at 8m below the surface — a genuine seamount that breaks from the blue without the shelter of a bay or wall. Descend from the anchor point near the peak and work the rocky flanks at 15-25m before dropping deeper to the base. The barracuda come to the summit: large schools hover in the water column above the high point, circling and feeding. NE Mallorca's open water runs clear at this exposed location, and on a good day the full extent of the pinnacle is visible from the summit — dark rock dropping away in every direction to the distant sandy bottom. The dive is built in layers: open water above the peak, rocky terrain on the flanks, quiet sand below.

Sa Mula is a "for divers only" site because the summit sits at 8m — too deep for snorkellers, exposed enough that currents occasionally sweep the peak. What it delivers is the seamount experience: open water on all sides, a rock rising from depth into light, and a fish population drawn to the structure rather than a reef edge. The barracuda do not school along a wall or inside a cavern; they own the water column above the highest point. That distinction — pelagic schooling fish above an isolated pinnacle — is different in character from anything the SW reserve sites offer.

Carry a surface marker buoy — open-water ascents here have no fixed reference and boat traffic can pass above. At the 32m base, summer water sits at 14-16°C below the thermocline even when the surface reaches 26°C; a 5-7mm wetsuit with hood is worth bringing. The site is weather-sensitive: operators run it on calm days from Cala Ratjada and move to sheltered alternatives in swell. Plan most of the dive at 15-20m on the flanks rather than at the base, where bottom time is limited.