
Porto Katsiki Underwater
Lefkada · Greece
Below the famous white limestone cliffs of Porto Katsiki on Lefkada's west coast, the dramatic vertical rock face continues underwater as a spectacular wall dive dropping into deep, intensely blue Ionian water. The cliff base is colonised by enormous red and yellow sponges alongside dense fields of red coral, while the wall's deeper sections harbour schools of bogue, saddled bream, and the occasional swordfish passing through the open water just beyond the wall's edge. This is Lefkada's most visually dramatic dive, where geology and marine life combine in a way rarely matched elsewhere in the Ionian.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 45 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
13 to 27°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Hooded Crow
Last confirmed May 31, 2026 · 7 records
Very likely
Most dives
Ornate Wrasse
Last confirmed Sep 23, 2025 · 18 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Bogue
Last confirmed Jul 16, 2024 · 3 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Dusky Spinefoot
Last confirmed Sep 19, 2025 · 9 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
European Parrotfish
Last confirmed Aug 6, 2025 · 17 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Saddled Seabream
Last confirmed Jul 3, 2025 · 14 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Red Gorgonian
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Red Coral
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear