About Miss Louise
The Miss Louise is a prominent wreck dive located off Berlenga Grande Island in the Lisboa region of Portugal. This site caters to both novice and seasoned divers, offering an engaging underwater experience on a vessel that rests upright on the seabed. The wreck itself provides a clear focal point for exploration. Lying at a depth of 17.7 meters (58 feet), the structure is largely intact and accessible. As a wreck dive, it offers a specific topography characterized by the ship's features and compartments, distinct from natural reef formations. Marine life is a key attraction at the Miss Louise. A Goliath grouper is a frequent resident, sighted approximately 40% of the time, adding a significant encounter for divers. Additionally, a resident sea turtle makes appearances periodically. Beyond these larger creatures, the site is generally known for marine life encounters, including ocean fish, sharks, whales, and dolphins. Given its accessible depth and suitability for various skill levels, the Miss Louise is a popular dive. Divers can anticipate a relatively straightforward experience centered around exploring the wreck and observing its resident fauna. The site type is exclusively a wreck dive.
Highlights
Upright sitting wreckResident Goliath grouperOccasional sea turtle sightingsAccessible for all diver levelsBerlenga Grande Island location
Dive site facts: Miss Louise
- Depth
- 0–18 m
- Current
- Mild
- Entry
- Liveaboard or dayboat
- Level
- Beginner
- Dive type
- Wreck, Reef
- Region / port
- Portugal
- Coordinates
- 38.6833° N, 9.4500° W
Conditions & Currents
Currents are usually mild, which makes this a relaxed dive suitable for most certified divers. The site drops to around 18 metres, so plan your gas and no-decompression limits around the deeper section. It is usually briefed as a dive for beginner divers. It can be dived from a liveaboard or a day boat, depending on where you start the trip. Tide, wind and season all shift the picture from day to day, so the crew's briefing on the boat always overrides any general description.
Why dive Miss Louise from a liveaboard?
Miss Louise is one of Portugal's signature dive sites. A liveaboard sleeps you on the water and puts you in the water for three to four guided dives per day, including dawn and night dives that day-boat operators rarely offer. You skip the daily commute back to port and reach quieter, less-crowded sites in the same region on a single trip.
Below are the liveaboards that include Miss Louise on their Portugal itineraries.
Liveaboards diving Miss Louise
These liveaboards may visit Miss Louise on selected itineraries — the exact dive sites depend on departure, weather and conditions.
Water And Wind
Portugal
8 guests13.41 m
$433/day
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