Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa
Dive site · Cyprus
Is it worth the trip?
89Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 389, good
- Wed 486, good
- Thu 588, good
- Fri 689, good
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 888, good
- Mon 989, good
- Tue 1089, good
- Wed 1190, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 23 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces Sswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 89, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 6kn | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 86, good | 0.4 m | 9 kn | 13kn | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 88, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 89, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 11kn | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | 0.4 m | 6 kn | 12kn | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 88, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 13kn | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 15kn | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 89, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 13kn | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 90, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 11kn | 19°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:45 +0.1 mLow 12:21 −0.1 mHigh 18:59 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:46 −0.1 mHigh 06:50 +0.1 mLow 13:04 −0.1 mHigh 19:31 +0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 01:30 −0.1 mHigh 07:36 +0.1 mLow 13:38 −0.1 mHigh 19:59 +0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec7of 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, its town, photos
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More diving near here
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 24 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 28°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ayia Napa. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 24 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 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 Sep and Oct (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$1,150–US$2,230 each
about US$1,150–US$2,230 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LCA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MUC, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$631–US$1,310 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$81–US$134 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$349 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$235–US$443 |
| Total | about US$1,150–US$2,230 |
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: Ayia Napa
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about 5 min by car · 137 places to stay
about US$81/nightcountry average
About Ayia Napa its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$81 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 55m
About 20h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LCA, changing at Munich Airport (MUC), then 55 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Ayia Napa · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Ayia Napa · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Sunfish Divers 1.5 km
Undersea world 1.8 km
Scuba Tech Diving Centre 6.7 km
Nautilus 6.8 km
Easy Divers Cyprus 6.9 km
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 records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii
Seen in 21 records, mostly Apr to Jun.
Marbled spinefoot Siganus rivulatus
Seen in 19 records, mostly Apr to Jun.
Ornate wrasse Thalassoma pavo
Seen in 17 records, mostly May to Jun.
Red Sea goatfish Parupeneus forsskali
Seen in 13 records, mostly Jun.
Dusky spinefoot Siganus luridus
Seen in 11 records, mostly Jun.
European parrotfish Sparisoma cretense
Seen in 11 records, mostly Jun.
Chromis chromisDamselfishes
Seen in 9 records.
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Coris julis
Seen in 9 records.
Long-spined sea urchin Diadema setosum
Seen in 6 records.
Oblada melanurusSea bream
Seen in 5 records.
Snakelocks anemone Anemonia viridis
Seen in 4 records.
Gobius incognitusGoby
Seen in 4 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; ClimateFish: A database to track the abundance of selected coastal fish species as candidate indicators of climate change; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.; NABU|naturgucker. Credits
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