Ayia Napa Rocky Reef
Dive site
The rocky coastline east of Ayia Napa supports a surprisingly productive reef system given the town's reputation as a party destination. Boulders tumble from 3 metres down to 25, creating a maze of swimthroughs and overhangs packed with white seabream, two-banded seabream, and saddled seabream in numbers that reward anyone who has wondered where all the Mediterranean fish went. Mediterranean moray eels are common; octopus are almost always visible on a single dive. Night diving here reveals sleeping parrotfish, hunting moray, and bioluminescent plankton in summer. A great option for divers combining a Cyprus holiday with a resort.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
15 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
White seabream
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Two-banded seabream
Photo: Philippe Guillaume · CC BY
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Common octopus
Photo: Susanne Spindler · CC BY-NC-ND
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Mediterranean moray
Photo: frahome · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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