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Santorini Caldera
Oía, South Aegean, Greece
Max depth12 m–40 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp16–25°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
Santorini Caldera is a dive site near Oía, South Aegean, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lionfish. 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
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
DamselfishChromis chromis
Silverstripe BlaasopLagocephalus sceleratus
Atlantic LizardfishSynodus saurus
Nearby sites
- 1Point of interest? rock?4.2 km
- 23 Rocks9.8 km
- 3House Reef - Wall9.9 km
- 4House Reef9.9 km
- 5Le Grande Bleu22 km
- 6Mylopotas shore Reef31 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org