How deep is Baixa do Alex?

Public spot listings commonly place Baixa do Alex around the 24 to 26 m range.

Is Baixa do Alex a shore dive or a boat dive?

Baixa do Alex is normally dived by boat rather than as a shore entry.

What current should divers expect at Baixa do Alex?

Baixa do Alex is usually described as sheltered and without meaningful current.

What makes Baixa do Alex different from easier shallow Porto Santo dives?

Baixa do Alex is deeper and more navigation-dependent, even though the water movement is usually calmer than at more exposed sites.

What marine life might divers see at Baixa do Alex?

Divers at Baixa do Alex commonly report groupers, breams, puffers, wrasse, parrotfish, damselfish, and arrow crabs.

What visibility is typical at Baixa do Alex?

Baixa do Alex is commonly described with clear water in roughly the 20 to 30 m visibility range.

When is Baixa do Alex usually easiest to dive?

Baixa do Alex is usually easiest in Porto Santo's calmer settled-weather windows, especially from late spring into autumn.

Why is navigation important at Baixa do Alex?

Navigation matters at Baixa do Alex because the conditions are often easy enough to relax, but the main structure sits deep enough that orientation affects bottom time.

Baixa do Alex

Sheltered deeper reef near the port with clear water and easy current.

Scuba DivingBoatIntermediate24m - 26m

PinnacleReef

Baixa do Alex is usually planned as a calm Porto Santo dive with good visibility, deeper bottom time, and a navigation task that matters more than current.

About Baixa do Alex

Baixa do Alex is a deeper sheltered Porto Santo dive near the port approach, built around a compact rocky structure in clear water. The dive itself is usually calm, but the site asks for decent orientation and depth management because the main interest sits in the mid-twenties rather than the shallows.

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Site Conditions

Boat traffic

Safety Notes

Navigation/orientation can be difficult. Being near a port entrance suggests potential vessel traffic; use appropriate surface signaling and awareness.

Access Restrictions

Baixa do Alex is normally visited by boat as part of a guided Porto Santo dive trip rather than by independent shore entry.

Legal Notes

Baixa do Alex lies near the port approach, so divers should follow operator instructions and any local navigation controls in force on the day.

Where Is Baixa do Alex?

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Scuba Diving

An easy dive in terms of conditions, but orientation can be challenging at 24–26 m.

Freediving

Baixa do Alex is not a casual freedive site because the main dive profile sits well below easy breath-hold depth and is usually approached as a scuba boat dive.

Snorkeling

Baixa do Alex is not a practical snorkel site because the main structure sits too deep to make it rewarding from the surface.

Research Estimate At Baixa do Alex

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Avg. Visibility22m

Access3/5 · Moderate entry effort

Aquatic Life3/5 · Average variety

CurrentNo current

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Portugal · Porto Santo

Baixa do Alex

Sheltered deeper reef near the port with clear water and easy current.

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