A headland on Vis where the steep coastal slope carries straight on underwater. On the extension of the cape a hump rises to about 45 metres below the surface, roughly 50 metres out from the shore, and the walls beside it drop away past 50. The dive is a wall run with a deep feature at the end of it.
Where it is and how deep
43.0812° N, 16.1753° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The dive follows the shape of the headland. The steeply sloping cliff above the water simply continues below it, so you drop in against rock and run the wall, letting the profile sit at whatever depth you are working rather than chasing the bottom. There is no floor to level off on here: the walls drop below 50 metres, and the depth of the dive is a decision the diver makes rather than one the terrain makes for them.
The feature is out on the extension of the cape, a characteristic hump on the seabed whose far end lies about 50 metres from the coast, its deepest peak about 45 metres below the surface. Going down to that peak is a deep dive with a short bottom time, and the wall beside it can be worked a good deal shallower instead. Either way the rock is the handrail, and the point above is the reference to come back to.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
Season follows Vis: Dive season runs mid-April to mid-October; Jun–Sep gives the warmest water, near 24°C, and calmest conditions for the wreck sites.
Know before you go
- The wall drops below 50 m with nothing to stop a descent, so a maximum depth is set on the boat rather than worked out underwater.
Sources
- Punta od covika - Scubago — Scubago
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Wreck
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Wreck
Hull and wings at 40 m, tail 100 m away at 52 m
Wall
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Cave & cavern
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Reef
Ancient amphorae scattered between 14 and 37 m
Pinnacle
Plateau at 6 m, then a vertical wall past 50 m
Wall
A 70 m long cavern starting at 28 m
Cave & cavern
A 50 m swim-through with an air pocket at the end
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Red gorgonian colonies on the seabed instead of the wall
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