Primošten & Rogoznica · Croatia · Wall
Grbavac wall
A wall to 45 m that almost never has current
Area photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grbavac wall drops off the island of the same name to 45 m, and the catalogue's own point is that it almost never has current, which is what makes a wall that deep an easy dive. The face is overgrown and the cracks at its foot are full of fish. Lobsters, scorpionfish and moray eels are the animals the site is listed for.
Where it is and how deep
43.5628° N, 15.8774° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The dive is a straight wall. You drop in against the island and follow the face down to whatever level the plan allows, then work back along it shallower. No figure is published for where the rock starts, and the only depth the catalogue gives is the 45 m the wall falls to, so the profile is set by the level you pick rather than by the terrain.
Growth covers the face the whole way down, and at the very bottom of it a run of cracks shelters fish. Lobsters sit back in the same holes, scorpionfish hold still on the ledges and moray eels show at the openings. Because the current is almost always absent the wall can be swum out and back in either direction, which is why the catalogue calls the site suitable for all categories.
Marine life and season
- Macro critters
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Primošten & Rogoznica: The swimming season runs June to October; Pongo prices a low season as well, so winter diving happens at around 12–15 °C.
Sources
- Grbavac -wall — Scubago
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