AtlanticSea

Ionian Sea

Between southern Italy, Albania, and Greece

The deepest part of the Mediterranean, holding the Calypso Deep.

Max depth

5,267 m

Avg depth

2,500 m

Temperature

13 to 27 °C

Salinity

38 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

SwordfishBluefin TunaSea Bream

Mammals

Sperm WhaleRisso's Dolphin

Corals

Red Coral

Invertebrates

Octopus

Other wildlife

Loggerhead Turtle

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Limestone & carbonate sand
Built from reefs, shells and calcareous plankton
Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Evaporites (salt, gypsum)
Left behind when ancient seas dried out

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:04:30 PM

Sea surface temp

20.8 °C

Wind

—

Wave height

0.6 m

Wave period

4.3 s

Visibility

—

Air temp

—

Current

0.22 m/s

Swell height

0.5 m

Readings interpolated at 38.00°, 19.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 06:00 PM

-0.58 m

High tide

Sat 12:00 AM

-0.42 m

Low tide

Sat 07:00 AM

-0.59 m

High tide

Sat 12:00 PM

-0.46 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

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