Akamas Marine Park Reef
Dive site
The Akamas Peninsula is Cyprus's only designated marine park and one of the least-dived stretches of Cypriot coastline. Rocky reefs run from the shoreline down to 30 metres in water that is notably clearer than the southern coast. Green sea turtles nest on the peninsula's beaches and regularly graze the seagrass beds just below the surf zone — encounters on the reef are common. Gorgonians and yellow encrusting sponges carpet the deeper sections; endemic Cypriot blennies and chromis dart between boulders in the shallows.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
16 to 29°C
3 mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Loggerhead sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Dusky grouper
Photo: Billy Bensted-Smith · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Chromis damselfish
Photo: Tim Cameron · © all rights reserved
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Green sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Rare
Now and then
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