Sagres

The dive sites in Sagres are located, in their majority, along the rocky cliffs that form the coastline. The depths may vary up to 40 meters.
Due to the characteristics of the coast, there is great diversity of organisms that vary with depth. In more sheltered areas the gorgonians are abundant, such as bryozoans, sponges, anemones, nudibranches etc. The typical species of the Atlantic are also all present: bream, sea bream, sea bass, conger eels, morays, etc. In more deep dives is common to find terns (Anthias).
The water temperature varies between 13 º C and 17 º C. Usually there is a temperature decrease with north wind and a slight increase under the south easterly winds.
Currents are usually mild to moderate and surface. The north winds can create some moderate currents along the cliffs. Due to the topography of the coast, the prevailing winds can create more or less sheltered areas. The north wind begins to grow in Sagres during the morning, increasing in strength during the afternoon. The south easterly winds that reach Sagres bring ripple particularly strong and may influence dives south of Cape St. Vincent.
Visibility is in the six meters average regardless of season. Very often it reaches 12-15 meters, and a few times in a year it goes to 20 meters.
The Torvore, also known as Steam is one of the 19 ex-libris of the archaeological Portuguese heritage and one of the most sought immersions in Sagres. This Norwegian Steam with a load of coal pressed, sunk with explosives after being approached by a German submarine of the 1st World War (U-35) that day, April 24, 1917 made several damage documented and referenced on the coast Algarve. The German sailors had landed the crew to the lifeboats and set off charges that he was buried at the bottom at 30 meters