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Sandy Bay
Ayia Napa, Ayia Napa Protaras, Cyprus
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp17–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Sandy Bay is a reef dive site near Ayia Napa, Famagusta, Cyprus, in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lionfish, nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 17 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Yellowspotted PufferTorquigener flavimaculosus
CornetfishFistularia commersonii
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Red Sea GoatfishParupeneus forsskali
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
RedcoatSargocentron rubrum
Nearby sites
- 1Musan0.7 km
- 2Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa0.7 km
- 3Nissi Beach0.9 km
- 4Kerynia1.0 km
- 5Macronissos Beach2.2 km
- 6Blue Haze4.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org