Paphos & Coral Bay · Cyprus · Reef
Agios Georgios Pegeia Beach
An easy beach entry at a small harbour north of Coral Bay
Photo: Fry72, Karel Frydrýšek · CC BY-SA 4.0
Agios Georgios Pegeia Beach is a shore dive in Agios Georgios harbour, about 15 minutes' drive north of Coral Bay. The easy beach entry and a profile between 3 and 12 m make it a gentle site for new divers.
Also known as Agios Georgios.
Where it is and how deep
34.9033° N, 32.3185° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
Divers walk in from the beach inside Agios Georgios harbour and descend from 3 m in the shallows to a bottom of 12 m, a profile that stays easy from entry to exit.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Paphos & Coral Bay: No month stands out as a peak; January to March bring the coldest water, near 16 °C at its lowest, and the sea warms to about 28 °C in August.
Sources
- Agios Georgios Pegeia Beach - ScubaGo — ScubaGo
Photo credits
- A small harbour with a stone breakwater and a few moored boats, seen from a rocky headland over blue sea. by Fry72, Karel Frydrýšek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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