Gargalo Point
Dive site
The northernmost accessible point of the Scandola Reserve, Gargalo juts into open water and concentrates oceanic species alongside the resident Mediterranean community. Osprey nest on the cliffs above; underwater, large shoals of Atlantic horse mackerel and bogues move with the current over a mixed ground of porphyry boulders and posidonia. Loggerhead turtles are sighted here more often than anywhere else on the Corsican west coast.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
25 to 38 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
12 to 27°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Vis (m) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Atlantic horse mackerel
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Dusky grouper
Photo: Billy Bensted-Smith · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Loggerhead sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Rare
Now and then
Osprey
Rare
Now and then
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