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Seal Cave
Pithári, Crete, Greece
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp16–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Seal Cave is a cave and cavern dive site near Pithári, Crete, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. It has a maximum depth of about 21 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, lionfish, nudibranchs, octopus, groupers. 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
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
White SeabreamDiplodus sargus
Nearby sites
- 1Cathedral Cavern0.2 km
- 2The Wall Dive0.8 km
- 3Maherida2.6 km
- 4Crete el Greco Cave7.8 km
- 5Elephant cave18 km
- 6Folegandros Wreck22 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org