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    Le Natal dive site
    Marseille & Calanques, France
    Sormiou

    Le Natal

    Best months: Aug

    Protected Area

    Sormiou

    Why dive here

    With 157+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, dolphins, dwarf minke whales, humpback whales and mobula rays (devil rays) - Le Natal offers some of Marseille & Calanques's richest diving. Water ranges 14-25°C, warmest July, August, September.

    Best timeAug
    WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit
    Marine lifeBlue Sharks, Dolphins, Dwarf Minke Whales, Humpback Whales and Mobula Rays (Devil Rays) · 157+ species recorded
    Water14-25°C · warmest July, August, September
    StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

    Le Natal is a classic Marseille wreck dive, a cargo ship torpedoed in 1943. She rests upright on a sandy bottom, her bow starting around 25 metres and the stern dropping closer to 36 metres. We’ve found her to be a great spot for exploring the holds and superstructure, often with schools of damselfish swirling around the penetration points. It’s a solid dive for advanced open water divers comfortable with depths and overhead environments.

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    Conditions

    Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Le Natal

    Le Natal Ocean Conditions

    Monthly averages for Le Natal, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (43.11, 5.89) (32km away)

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    October Averages

    Sea Temperature

    21°C

    69°F · Range: 15.7–23.1°C

    Air Temperature

    18°C

    64°F

    Wind Speed

    6.69 m/s

    13.0 knots

    Atmospheric Pressure

    1016.9 hPa

    Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data

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