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A low, flat wooded island with a small white tower near its left end, seen across sunlit open blue sea — Proizd Lighthouse, Vela Luka & the Blue Hole

Vela Luka & the Blue Hole · Croatia · Wall

Proizd Lighthouse

A shelf and wall under the Proizd light, swum southwest

Photo: Argo Navis · CC BY-SA 4.0

Proizd Lighthouse is a sloping shelf and wall dive below the lighthouse at Proizd, off Korčula to the west of Vela Luka. A shelf from 6 m slopes down to a wall that runs past 30 m, and the point is open to every wind.

Also known as Proizd.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Proizd Lighthouse: typical dive 6–30 m (20–100 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit6 m30 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

42.9854° N, 16.6171° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The dive starts at about 6 m on a sloping shelf below the lighthouse and swims southwest. The shelf leads down to a wall that continues past 30 m, so divers choose their depth along the face and work back up the shelf at the end of the dive.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Proizd Lighthouse
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Season follows Vela Luka & the Blue Hole: Boats run from early May to mid-October; July to September has the warmest water, and most centres close after the summer.

Know before you go

  • The point has no shelter from any wind, so the dive depends on calm conditions.

Sources

  1. The best Dive Sites in Croatia — Croatia Divers
  2. Proizd, Vela Luka (OpenStreetMap) — OpenStreetMap

Photo credits

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