Mala Panitula

Mala Panitula's crown wall sits on the seaward SW face of the islet, on the outer edge of the Kornati chain, so it takes the full brunt of open-Adriatic wave energy from the S, SSW, SW, and WSW, where there is nothing but open sea for many miles — the reason it is dived only in settled summer weather. The islet body and the chain of islands running NW-SE to the landward N-NE-E sectors shadow the site, so the cold, gusty Bura blowing offshore off the mainland mountains brings strong wind but little wave action here. Long-fetch Jugo (Sirocco) waves arriving from the SE are only partially felt as the islet and neighboring outer islets blunt that quarter, and the far-NW window is trimmed where the chain trends away, while the open western seas remain strong and any southerly builds surge along the exposed wall.