Tombant des pharillons
Dive site · France
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
67Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 18 °C
Mon 2 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 14°C
Tue 3 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 24knboats in
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 27 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 20 kn
- Gusts
- 28knboats in
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 177, good
- Mon 275, good
- Tue 377, good
- Wed 460, good
- Thu 527, poor
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 867, good
- Mon 969, good
- Tue 1075, good
The site in four facts
- Down to 45 mits deepest
- Advancedand up
- Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces SWswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 77, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 12kn | 16°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 14kn | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 77, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 7kn | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 60, good | 0.6 m | 15 kn | 24knboats in | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 27, poor | 1.0 m | 20 kn | 28knboats in | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 0.5 m | 4 kn | 10kn | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 7kn | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 67, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 69, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 22kn | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 12kn | 18°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:19 −0.1 mHigh 13:30 +0.1 mLow 21:52 −0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:49 −0.0 mLow 07:20 −0.1 mHigh 14:54 +0.1 mLow 22:48 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:35 −0.0 mLow 09:07 −0.1 mHigh 16:03 +0.1 mLow 23:28 −0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tombant des pharillons
A wall dive. It goes down to 45 m. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 10 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 km away. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 23°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Marseille. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot, 14 dive sites and 1 climbing area.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 45 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 10 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 km away.
Water about 18°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 20 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,150–US$2,180 each
about US$1,150–US$2,180 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about US$1,150–US$2,180 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Marseille
18 min by car · 224 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Marseille its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 17h 45m
About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MRS, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 50 min by road
Flights ORD → MRS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Marseille · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Marseille · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
UCPA Cap Croisette 0.8 km
Centre de Loisirs des Goudes 1.3 km
L'atelier de la mer 4.5 kmCMASPADI
L'Enfant et la Mer 4.6 km
CMCAS Plongée 4.6 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Amphiura chiajei
Seen in 4 records.
Echinocyamus pusillus
Seen in 4 records.
Ophiura ophiura
Seen in 4 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: QUADRIGE - Coastal monitoring database and products, 1974 onwards. (6064); QUADRIGE - Coastal monitoring database and products, 1974 onwards. (6064). Credits
This week: visibility about 20 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.