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L Escale
Hyères, Var, France
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LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp12–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
L Escale is a dive site near Hyères, Var, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Nearby sites
- 1Sentier Marin Archeologique D Olbia2.5 km
- 2Sentier sous-marin4.2 km
- 3Michel C6.0 km
- 4Mustang P516.5 km
- 5La Roche Bleue6.9 km
- 6Le Sec Aux Murennes7.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org