The Dome (Vela Panitula)

The Dome sits on the seaward SW face of Vela Panitula on the outer edge of the Kornati chain, so it takes the full brunt of open-Adriatic swell from the SW, WSW and S and is best dived in settled summer weather. The island and the chain to the landward NE-N-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 island bulk and neighbouring islets blunt that quarter, while the chain to the NW also cuts the northwest window; the open western seas remain strong, and the cavern itself amplifies surge on any southerly day.