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Candia Housereef
Ágios Nikólaos, Crete, Greece
EntryShore
Max depth6 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp16–26°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
Candia Housereef is a dive site near Ágios Nikólaos, Crete, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 6 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lionfish, jacks, octopus, nudibranchs, barracuda. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Silverstripe BlaasopLagocephalus sceleratus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
White SeabreamDiplodus sargus
PompanoTrachinotus ovatus
Nearby sites
- 1"Mantigo wreck"1.0 km
- 2The anchor1.3 km
- 3"Kamini"1.6 km
- 4Krikri1.7 km
- 5"The Wall"2.1 km
- 6Krikri "The anchor"2.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org