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Baume Rousse
Bauma Rossa · Ensuès-la-Redonne, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
EntryBoat
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Baume Rousse is a wall dive site near Ensuès-la-Redonne, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Gulf of Lion. It is reached from a boat. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, soft corals, lobsters, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Cotton-spinnerHolothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Nearby sites
- 1Centre Ucpa Niolon1.7 km
- 2La calanque de Méjean1.8 km
- 3Tiboulen de frioul6.8 km
- 4Nord Ratoneau7.4 km
- 5Junker 887.4 km
- 6Pierre fendue8.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org