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Giglio
La Guérinière, Vendée, France
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyBay of Biscay
Water temp11–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Giglio is a wreck dive site near La Guérinière, Vendée, France, in the Bay of Biscay. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes 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
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melas
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Nearby sites
- 1Aube12 km
- 2Épave Chasseur N° 10715 km
- 3Antonos Stratos25 km
- 4SS Anglo-Patagonian27 km
- 5Moana Evasion33 km
- 6Épave Laos43 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