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3 Rocks
Emporeío, Aegean Islands, Greece
EntryShore
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp16–25°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
3 Rocks is a reef and wall dive site near Emporeío, South Aegean, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lionfish, octopus, nudibranchs, groupers, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Yellowspotted PufferTorquigener flavimaculosus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Reticulated LeatherjacketStephanolepis diaspros
Nearby sites
- 1House Reef - Wall0.2 km
- 2House Reef0.3 km
- 3Santorini Caldera9.8 km
- 4Point of interest? rock?10 km
- 5Le Grande Bleu32 km
- 6Mylopotas shore Reef40 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org