Porto ennea
Location: Regional Unit of East Attica, Attica, Greece
Also known as: Keratea Archway Canyon, porto 9, Porto 9 Canyon, Porto Ennea Keratea, Porto Ennia (Porto 9), πόρτο εννέα, πόρτο9
Dive Site Specs
- Max depth:
- 25m
- Difficulty:
- Advanced Open Water
- Entry type:
- Shore Dive
- Coordinates:
- 37.789083, 24.083726 (Directions on Google Maps)
- Rating:
- 3.8/5 (4 reviews)
- Tags:
- Shore Dive
Overview
Also known as Porto 9, this site in Keratea offers accessible shore diving with a gradual rocky slope leading to a sandy bottom at 40 meters. Sheltered from most weather, it is ideal for all levels and night dives, hosting damselfish, sea breams, and groupers.
Access: Porto ennea is a shore dive accessible directly from the coastline of Regional Unit of East Attica, Attica. Divers enter the water from the rocky shore or beach.
Marine life: Documented marine species observed at Porto ennea include common octopuses (Octopus vulgaris).
Safety: Dives should be planned in accordance with local marine weather and surface swell conditions. Deploy a surface marker buoy when ascending in open water away from coastal rock formations.
Nearby Dive Sites
- Menelaos Beach (0.5 km away)
- Kalopigado (1.3 km away)
- Vgethi (2.1 km away)
- Profitis Ilias (3.5 km away)
- Korakia Beach, Lavreotiki (Παραλία Κορακιά) (4.2 km away)
- Apollonia VI Wreck (5.1 km away)
Recent Dives
- Porto ennea (by loukiack · May 17, 2026 · Depth: 33.48m · Duration: 55 min)
- Porto ennea - 2025/01/25 (by fotis_karidas · Jan 25, 2025 · Depth: 28.8m · Duration: 40 min)
- Porto ennea - 2024/09/14 (by fotis_karidas · Sep 14, 2024 · Depth: 30.9m · Duration: 49 min)
- Porto ennea - 2023/10/15 (by fotis_karidas · Oct 15, 2023 · Depth: 31.5m · Duration: 51 min)
- Porto ennea - 2023/08/31 (by fotis_karidas · Aug 31, 2023 · Depth: 19.1m · Duration: 48 min)
Associated Diving Centers
- Blue Yard Hub (Markopoulo Mesogaias, Greece)
Dive Routes
- Porto Ennea Seal Cave from beach (scuba)
- Porto Ennea Seal Cave from rope (scuba)