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Épave du Saint-Yves
La Couarde-sur-Mer, La Rochelle & Île d'Oléron, France
EntryBoat
Max depth35 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyBay of Biscay
Water temp11–21°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Épave du Saint-Yves is a wreck dive site near La Couarde-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, France, in the Bay of Biscay. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 35 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 11 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melas
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Harbor PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Nearby sites
- 1Épave du Nautilus8.6 km
- 2Épave du U-6678.6 km
- 3Plateau de Chaucre16 km
- 4Épave Sauerland16 km
- 5Les Joyeux Corsaires17 km
- 6Épave du Cornélis17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org