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St Nickolas
Náxos, Aegean Islands, Greece
Water bodyAegean Sea
Water temp16–25°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
St Nickolas is a reef dive site near Náxos, South Aegean, Greece, in the Aegean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, barracuda, lionfish, octopus, moray eels. 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
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Yellowmouth BarracudaSphyraena viridensis
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Madeira RockfishScorpaena maderensis
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Nearby sites
- 1Agios prokopios reef1.6 km
- 2Amaras Reef2.9 km
- 3Marianna shipwreck3.1 km
- 4Panagia3.9 km
- 5Graviera/ Frouros4.1 km
- 6Virgin5.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org