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Épave Afrique
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyBay of Biscay
Water temp11–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Épave Afrique is a wreck dive site near Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France, in the Bay of Biscay. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 11 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Thick Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
European Sting WinkleOcenebra erinaceus
Marbled Rock CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Common Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Nearby sites
- 1Épave John G. Mac Cullough11 km
- 2Épave bacchi24 km
- 3SS Anglo-Patagonian34 km
- 4Épave du Cornélis52 km
- 5Épave du M420455 km
- 6Giglio56 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