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Scuba diving at Grotta Verde (Green Grotto) in Capri
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Grotta Verde (Green Grotto)

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About This Site
Grotta Verde, the "Green Grotto," is Capri's most famous sea-cave dive after the Blue Grotto and a signature named site listed by every local operator. It sits at the foot of the cliffs below Monte Solaro on the island's south-west coast, in Cala Ventroso between the Punta Carena lighthouse and Marina Piccola. The cave has two thresholds — an eastern mouth open at the surface and a western opening submerged about 4 m (13 ft) down — so divers can swim through into the light-filled chamber where sun filtering through the underwater entrance and reflecting off the pale limestone floor paints the water a brilliant emerald green. The through-swim is combined with the sunlit rock wall that drops down the cliff face just outside, making it a scenic, gentle boat dive suited to all levels. It is entirely distinct from Grotta Bianca (White Grotto) on the island's east coast.

Difficulty

Beginner

Max Depth

18m

Type

Boat

Typical Visibility

15m

Conditions Summary

Best time today

6AM - 12PM

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Best day in forecast

Thursday

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2026-07-16

Community-reported visibility

n/a

Warnings for today

None

Grotta Verde opens in the south-facing cliffs of Capri below Monte Solaro, so the exposed window is the open Tyrrhenian to the south and south-east — the coast here is fully exposed to sirocco gales. The long-fetch Scirocco (SE-S) builds the biggest seas and pushes surge into the shallow chamber, peaking from the SSE-S-SSW sector, with the Libeccio (SW) also open. The bulk of the island and Monte Solaro shadow the whole northern arc (NW through NE) from the Tramontana, while the Punta Carena headland a couple of kilometres to the south-west clips the W-WSW quarter and the Punta Ventroso point just east fetch-limits the E-ESE. As a microtidal Mediterranean site there is no real ground swell; conditions are wind-wave driven and a fresh Scirocco closes the cave down quickly.

NNEESESSWWNW
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Partially Exposed
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Nearby Dive Sites
Salto di Tiberio (Tiberius' Leap)Grotta Bianca (White Grotto)Faraglioni di CapriPunta Carena (Il Traliccio / The Pylon)