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Rocher de la Garde (les Sardinaux)
Sainte-Maxime, Var, France
EntryBoat
Max depth0 m–35 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Rocher de la Garde (les Sardinaux) is a dive site near Sainte-Maxime, Var, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 35 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, sea turtles, octopus, manta rays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculata
Yellow Sea WipEunicella cavolini
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Nearby sites
- 1Sardinaux, Rocher de la Garde Sud0.0 km
- 2Sardinaux, Rocher de la Garde Nord0.0 km
- 3Sardinaux, Sèche à l'Huile Nord0.2 km
- 4Tombant des Sardinaux0.2 km
- 5Sardinaux, Ilôt0.3 km
- 6Sèche à l'Huile (les Sardinaux)0.3 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