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Le ponton de la bordelaise
Sète, Hérault, France
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–22°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Le ponton de la bordelaise is a dive site near Sète, Hérault, France, in the Gulf of Lion. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, cuttlefish, seahorses, octopus, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 22 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
StarletAsterina gibbosa
Peacock BlennySalaria pavo
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Cotton-spinnerHolothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa
European AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus
Mediterranean Green CrabCarcinus aestuarii
Nearby sites
- 1Pesca Sete1.8 km
- 2Ecosystem Centre De Plongée22 km
- 3Les 3 Pics24 km
- 4Brescou24 km
- 5Site de Plongée Le Sentier Sous Marin26 km
- 6Andromede26 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