Stenjak Cave
Vis Island · Croatia
Limestone cavern carved into the cliff at Stenjak point with a vertical chimney that surfaces inside an air filled dome. Sunlight beams through the cavern entrance create an Adriatic light show. Resident lobsters and conger eels in the back chambers.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
13 to 25°C
Temperate wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Vis (m) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Mediterranean lobster
Last confirmed Oct 15, 2025 · 130 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Dalmatian Wall Lizard
Last confirmed Jun 6, 2026 · 16 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Sharp-Snouted Rock Lizard
Last confirmed Jun 16, 2026 · 6 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Hooded Crow
Last confirmed Jun 10, 2026 · 5 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Eleonora'S Falcon
Last confirmed Jun 25, 2025 · 3 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Mediterranean Moray
Last confirmed Sep 23, 2024 · 3 records
Rare
Now and then
Conger eel
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Damselfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear