🌊 Vathy Bay
Vathy Bay is a picturesque fjord-style beach located just 12 km from the Mare Sud Diving Center. It features a calm, sandy beach nestled between towering rocky formations, creating a serene and sheltered diving environment.
The best way to reach this location is by boat. Water depths range from 0 to 25 meters, making it suitable for both beginners and intermediate divers.
There is typically no current, and visibility depends on the weather, but it often reaches excellent levels on calm days.
Dive site details
- A
Suggested level
Open Water Diver or higher level
- B
Maximum depth
25 meters
- C
Visibility
+20 meters
- D
Average temperature
25 C
- E
Depth of interest
10-25 meters
- F
Marine life
Tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis), Garpike (Belone belone), Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas), Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo), Rainbow wrasse (Coris julis), Mediterranean moray (Muraena Helena), Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense), Striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus), Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa), Black scorpionfish (Scorpena porcus), Brown comber (Serranus hepatus), Comber (Serranus cabrilla), Dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus), Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Painted comber (Serranus scriba), Bogue (Boops boops), Greater weever (Trachinus draco), White seabream (Diplodus sargus), Diplodus vulgaris (Sparos), Diplodus sargus (Sargos), Maena smaris (Marida) Sponge (Porifera), Pterois miles (Lionfish), Belone belone (Zargana), Scorpaena scrofa (Red Scorpion), Epinepheus margin ), Epinephelus aeneus (Grouper) Oblada melanura (Melanouri), Siganus luridus (German), Serranus cabrilla (Hanos), Serranus scriba (Perch).