Brijuni Islands
Istria · Croatia
The Brijuni National Park archipelago sits just off Fažana and protects a stretch of northern Adriatic that sees far less fishing pressure than the open coast — visibility regularly reaches 25 metres and the seagrass meadows and rocky reefs teem with grouper, sea bream, and common bottlenose dolphins that regularly join divers below the surface. Roman shipwreck anchors and amphora scatter the sandy channels between islands, adding a quiet archaeology layer to a dive already rich in fish life. The protected status means fish are noticeably larger and bolder than at unprotected sites nearby.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 32 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
9 to 27°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Italian Wall Lizard
Last confirmed Jul 8, 2026 · 150 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Common Wall Lizard
Last confirmed Jul 7, 2026 · 178 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Marbled Crab
Last confirmed Jun 29, 2026 · 109 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Warty Crab
Last confirmed Jul 3, 2026 · 100 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Common Two-Banded Seabream
Last confirmed Jun 9, 2026 · 157 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Common bottlenose dolphin
Last confirmed Jun 24, 2026 · 17 records
Very likely
Most dives
Posidonia seagrass meadow
Last confirmed Feb 17, 2026 · 10 records
Very likely
Most dives
Dusky grouper
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear