Wuddy Rocks
St. Abbs Head · United Kingdom
Wuddy Rocks is the signature dive of the St. Abbs reserve — a series of exposed reef tops and surge gullies beginning at 6 m and tumbling to 27 m, so richly colonised with plumose anemones, dead man's fingers, and jewel anemones that barely any bare rock is visible. Resident wolf fish occupy the deeper crevices year-round, and on summer days the shallow reef top is alive with cuckoo wrasse males displaying their vivid blue-and-orange breeding livery. This is one of the top 10 temperate reef dives in Europe.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 27 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
5 to 17°C
7mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Vis (m) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
European Green Crab
Last confirmed Jul 2, 2026 · 33 records
Very likely
Most dives
Atlantic Beadlet Anemone
Last confirmed Apr 24, 2026 · 32 records
Very likely
Most dives
Common Murre
Last confirmed Jun 5, 2026 · 22 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Garden Snail
Last confirmed Jun 28, 2026 · 18 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Atlantic Wolf Fish
Last confirmed Oct 26, 2024 · 1 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Cuckoo Wrasse
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Plumose Anemone
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Conger Eel
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear