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Scuba diving at Es Caials (Llanishen Wreck) in Costa Brava
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Es Caials (Llanishen Wreck)

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Costa BravaShore
About This Site
The anchor wreck dive of the Cadaqués / Cap de Creus area. The SS Llanishen was a 104 m British steam freighter (built 1901) torpedoed by the German submarine U-33 on 8 August 1917, then driven onto the rocks at Es Caials and later dynamited. The scattered, broken-up structure now lies in roughly 11-19 m of water just off the cove, heavily colonised and easy to explore. Shallow and accessible by either shore/beach or boat, it is one of the most popular and approachable wreck dives in the Cap de Creus Natural Park.

Difficulty

Beginner

Max Depth

18m

Type

Shore

Typical Visibility

8m

Conditions Summary

Best time today

11AM - 5PM

GREAT

Best day in forecast

Friday

GREAT

2026-07-17

Community-reported visibility

n/a

Warnings for today

None

Cala Caials is a rocky cove on the southeast-facing coast just north of Cadaqués, opening to the E-SE toward the open Mediterranean. It is naturally sheltered from the strong N-NW Tramuntana, which blows offshore over the headland and leaves the cove diveable when boats cannot leave port elsewhere. The main exposure is to E and SE wind-waves and the longer-fetch southerly Scirocco; W and N sectors are blocked by land.

NNEESESSWWNW
Protected
Partially Exposed
Exposed
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