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Princess Alice Bank

Azores, Portugal · 35–45m · advanced · exposed

Mid-Atlantic seamount rising from deep water, several hours offshore. Known for schooling mobula rays in summer.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 2.5m effective waves made worse by local wind chop.

Limiting factor: wind

Wave height
1.8–2.8m
Wave period
8.8–9.6s
Wind chop
0.1–1.3m
Sea temp
22.9–23.1°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Exposed — open water with nothing to block the swell, so it is scored at full height.

Next few days

  • TodayPoor — 2.5m effective waves made worse by local wind chop.poor
  • SundayPoor — 1.6m effective waves in the morning window.poor
  • MondayPoor — 2.8m effective waves made worse by local wind chop.poor

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Conditions are poor today due to wind chop layered onto the underlying swell. This is an exposed mid-Atlantic seamount requiring advanced certification, with depths running 35 to 45 metres. The raw wave height is forecast between 1.8 and 2.8 metres with wind waves adding a further 0.1 to 1.3 metres on top. Sea temperature sits at 22.9 to 23.1°C. Given the exposed location and current wind patterns, today will test your boat handling and entry technique.

Divers commonly log sicklefin devil rays here, often in summer schooling behaviour. You may encounter common remora, yellowmouth barracuda, grey triggerfish, bluefish, and pilotfish. Atlantic spotted dolphins are occasionally recorded. This is a specialist site several hours offshore where conditions can shift quickly and the open water demands respect and solid planning.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

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