Samos Free Fall - Dodecanese
Samos Free Fall is exactly what it sounds like, a deep wall dive. It drops well beyond recreational limits, so we’d suggest good buoyancy control and an eye on your depth gauge. You’ll find typical Mediterranean macro life along the wall, nudibranchs and small crabs tucked into crevices. This site is best for divers comfortable with open water and deeper profiles, especially if you want to explore the darker corners.
- Location
- Dodecanese, Greece, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 37.776558, 27.067963
- Type
- wall
Marine Protected Area: SAMOS: PARALIA ALYKI
Best Time to Dive in Dodecanese
The warmest water temperatures in Dodecanese occur in August, averaging 28.7°C. The coolest conditions are in March at 17.0°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 18.6°C
- February: 17.4°C
- March: 17.0°C
- April: 17.8°C
- May: 20.3°C
- June: 23.2°C
- July: 26.5°C
- August: 28.7°C
- September: 27.7°C
- October: 25.5°C
- November: 23.5°C
- December: 21.1°C
Nearby Dive Sites in Dodecanese
- Achata Arch (cave)
- Achata Cave (cave)
- Amoopi
- ANTHOS - 0m (wreck)
- Archangelos Cave (cave)
- Cape Gatos
- Cape prasso
- Cave of seal (cave)
- CONTI MINI (PROBABLY) - 1m (wreck)
- DHIAS - 28m (wreck)
- Diving boards
- ELIAS - 5m (wreck)
- EVANGELISTRIA - 6m (wreck)
- Faliraki
- GEMAR I (PROBABLY) - 5m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to Samos Free Fall
Marine Life in Dodecanese
Home to 26 recorded species including 8 reef fish, 4 whales & dolphins, 3 other, 3 seagrass & algae, 2 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 hard corals.
Notable Species
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Red lionfish (Pterois miles) - Reef Fish
- Marbled Spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus) - Reef Fish
- Silver-cheeked Toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) - Reef Fish
- Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema setosum) - Sea Urchins
- Redcoat (Sargocentron rubrum) - Reef Fish
- Studded Pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus) - Reef Fish
- Species code: Hs (Halophila stipulacea) - Seagrass & Algae
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Mediterranean tapeweed (Posidonia oceanica) - Seagrass & Algae
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Goldband Goatfish (Upeneus moluccensis) - Reef Fish
- Slender Seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa) - Seagrass & Algae
- Common brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis)
- Three-tooth Cavoline (Cavolinia tridentata) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Black coral (Antipathes dichotoma) - Hard Corals
- Black coral (Leiopathes glaberrima) - Hard Corals
- Abalone (Haliotis tuberculata) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
Recommended Packing List for Samos Free Fall
Based on average water temperature of 22.3°C, currents 8 cm/s.
- Wetsuit (3-5mm) - comfortable for 22°C water
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories