Wall
down to 40 m
Anse au Blé (Giens)
Sheltered from east winds, this Giens cove has a pretty wall dropping to around 40 m where groupers are not rare.
- Advanced
- Groupers
Advanced≤30 m
Pointe de la Croix (Port-Cros)
Dive site in Port-Cros & Hyères, France
Ridge dive on Port-Cros down to sand at 30 m, past a huge colony of white gorgonians with groupers, morays and anthias.
- Usual dive
- 30 m
- Deepest point
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Current
- Moderate
The dive
A reef and rock formations dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: provence-alpes-cotedazur.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Anthias
- Groupers
- Moray eels
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.