Rock formations
down to 30 m
Pointe de la Croix (Port-Cros)
Ridge dive on Port-Cros down to sand at 30 m, past a huge colony of white gorgonians with groupers, morays and anthias.
- Advanced
- Anthias
Advanced≤30 m
Anse au Blé (Giens)
Dive site in Port-Cros & Hyères, France
Sheltered from east winds, this Giens cove has a pretty wall dropping to around 40 m where groupers are not rare.
- Max depth
- 40 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A wall dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: cotedazurfrance.fr
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Groupers
Season in Port-Cros & Hyères
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: May–Oct.
Source: provence-alpes-cotedazur.comWhere is Port-Cros & Hyères?
The point shows the Port-Cros & Hyères area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Port-Cros & Hyères
Wall
down to 35 m
Écueils de Nidan (Giens)
Awash rocks near Escampobariou: follow the rock from under 10 m to a 20 m drop-off where morays and congers are frequent.
- Advanced
- Conger eel
down to 25 m
La Gabinière (Port-Cros)
Port-Cros site where groupers are everywhere within the first 15 metres, alongside barracuda, scorpionfish, morays and congers.
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Wall
down to 35 m
Pointe d'Escampobariou (Giens)
Giens classic with a chimney you swim through from 18 m up to 12 m, then a drop-off where octopus and sea bream abound.
- Advanced
- Octopus
Wreck
down to 50 m
Donator Wreck
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Wreck
down to 50 m
Le Grec Wreck
- Advanced
- Barracuda
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.