Explore Cres

Cres is a city located on the island of Cres which lies in Kvarner Bay of Croatia in the North Adriatic Sea. The beaches here border on crystal clear, sparkling waters and the bay protects these waters from extreme weather conditions, meaning calm waters to result in even more pleasant dives. There may only be three dive centres on the island of Cres, but the guides here are true experts and will take divers to the best possible dive sites or guide them through dive courses. Some of the highlights that divers will experience when diving here include wrecks which can be penetrated, marine life filled caves, steep reef walls, reef plateaus, caverns and shallow dive sites where divers can relax and soak in the stunning underwater environments. The dive sites are reached by boat. This is definitely the kind of diving destination that has a bit of everything for all kinds of divers to enjoy.

Top Dive Sites Map

★★★★★ Lina (Wreck)

The LINA is an iron ship built in England in 1879. It became Italian property in 1901 and worked as a freight forwarder in the Mediterranean. On December 14, 1914, it collided with the shores of Cres, where it sank very quickly.

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16.0 m
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★★★★☆ 3 Zinnen

3 Zinnen is a wonderful dive site and is ideal for beginners and advanced divers. It is diverse and beautiful. The journey with the diving boat takes on average 20 minutes.

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18.0 m
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16.0 m
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★★★★☆ Uvala Zakenj

Travel time diving school: 20 minutes. Beautiful rock formation of 5-40 meters. The dive site is ideal for beginners due to the slowly sloping rock formation surrounded by sand and is also worth seeing for advanced divers due to the steep wall between 25-40 meters!

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24.0 m
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17.0 m
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★★★★☆ Hausriff Cres

The overgrown rock formation in front of the base stretches from 5 m to a depth of 37 m. Excellent practice site for students in the closed off area. Can be dived until 11:15 in high season for safety reasons, as there is increased boat traffic (outside the barrier) after this time.

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15.0 m
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14.0 m
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★★★★☆ Malibu Bay

Beautiful steep wall that extends in the 1st bay to the north side towards the lighthouse. The plateau descends about 20m and then begins a very nice overgrown wall with lots of fish, scorpionfish and sometimes there is also a conger eel to see. The max. depth is about 40m.

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24.0 m
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18.0 m
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★★★★★ Sveti Blaz

Very popular dive site for beginners and advanced divers, due to a small wall between 9-19 meters, terraces between 3 and 35 meters and another wall between 26 and 40 meters.

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25.0 m
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17.0 m
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★★★★☆ Selzine

The Selzine dive site is located off the island of Cres in Croatia and is a highlight of the Adriatic Sea, known for its steeply sloping wall with blue and red gorgonian patches and a rich fish diversity. The dive often begins on a plateau before descending to depths of up to 45 meters.

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29.0 m
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17.0 m
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Mares

★★★★☆ PLAVNIK - II wall

Located on the south side of island Plavnik in the second bay after Rt Veli Pin. From the plateau in the bay there is a sand drop by which the wall starts at 15m and drops down to over 40m.

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26.0 m
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18.0 m
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Diving in Cres

There are many types of diving to be done around Cres Island, and they all have something in common; every dive site here is filled with colour created by the high density of marine life. Some of the rock formations which have been created naturally here include the thrilling cave at Beli, the absolutely thriving coral reef plateau at Mali Cultin, the just as thriving coral wall at Treca Vala and many more caverns, swim-throughs, drop offs and canyons. The man-made dive sites include the Lina wreck, which divers can penetrate, and the underwater mine at Lorelai dive site. Almost every dive site is an exciting location for underwater photographers and some are also ideal locations for night dives. 

The best Months to Dive in Cres

Croatia has a Mediterranean climate which means hot summer winters with a lot of rain. The air temperatures here range between a cold 8°C in the midst of winter, between December and February, and reaches up to 26°C in the summer months of July and August. The peak diving season lies between May and September when the waters are the most calm, the most clear and the warmest, with the least amount of rain and the least amount of currents.

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Sea Mates XR Diving Cres

Cons 7, 51557 Cres, HRV

Diving Cres d.o.o.

Autocamp Kovacine, 51557 Cres, HRV