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Sèche à l'Huile (les Sardinaux)
Seche A L Huile les Sardinaux · Sainte-Maxime, Var, France
EntryBoat
Max depth4 m–55 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Sèche à l'Huile (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 55 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, Sèche à l'Huile Sud0.1 km
- 2Sardinaux, Sèche à l'Huile Nord0.1 km
- 3Sardinaux, Rocher de la Garde Sud0.2 km
- 4Rocher de la Garde (les Sardinaux)0.3 km
- 5Sardinaux, Rocher de la Garde Nord0.3 km
- 6Tombant des Sardinaux0.5 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