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Peyia, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Viaggiamocela, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lara Bay

Dive site · Cyprus

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The site in five facts

  • Down to 15 mits deepest
  • From the shorehow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 23 °C5 mm wetsuit
  • Faces SWswell from there reaches it

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual dive conditions at Lara Bay, each day of your trip
DayAir
Mon 2to 8usually22°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Visibility over 30 m, usual for the month.

Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Map

the site and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lara Bay

A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Peyia. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 15 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.

Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (over 30 m).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,110–US$2,170 each

about US$1,110–US$2,170 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PFO, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$623–US$1,300
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,170

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Peyia

Closest

Peyia

about 20 min by car · 28 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 28 places to stay in Peyia · Booking.com

About Peyia its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 20h 35m

About 20h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PFO, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 40 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

What you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

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