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La Tantine
Dive site · France
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
56Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea 0.5 m, Visibility about 15 m, Water 18 °C
Wed 4 · 13 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.2 m
- Wind
- 34 kn
- Gusts
- 46knboats in
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 4 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 32 kn
- Gusts
- 46knboats in
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 24 kn
- Gusts
- 34knboats in
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 10 · 66 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 20 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 376, good
- Wed 413, poor
- Thu 54, poor
- Fri 629, poor
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 865, good
- Mon 970, good
- Tue 1066, good
- Wed 1169, good
- Thu 1264, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 48 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 76, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 9kn | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 13, poor | 1.2 m | 34 kn | 46knboats in | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 4, poor | 1.4 m | 32 kn | 46knboats in | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, poor | 0.7 m | 24 kn | 34knboats in | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 65, good | 0.1 mflat | 15 kn | 21kn | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 70, good | 0.5 m | 18 kn | 26kn | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 66, good | 0.6 m | 20 kn | 28kn | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 69, good | 0.5 m | 17 kn | 25kn | 18°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 64, good | 0.7 m | 5 kn | 7kn | 17°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:25 −0.0 mLow 09:18 −0.1 mHigh 15:51 +0.1 mLow 23:11 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:33 +0.0 mLow 10:35 −0.1 mHigh 16:55 +0.1 mLow 23:54 −0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 05:48 +0.0 mLow 11:38 −0.1 mHigh 17:44 +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.
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More diving near here
5 places
- Le Grec Wreck 1 km away
- Le Donator Wreck 1.6 km away
- Plage de la Fausse Monnaie 2.2 km away
- Sentier sous-marin de la Palud 2.7 km away
- Les Deux Frères 3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Tantine
A wreck dive. It goes down to 48 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 25°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Le Lavandou. Within 5 km we also list 11 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 48 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 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 Jul, Aug and Sep (about 30 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$1,230–US$2,330 each
about US$1,230–US$2,330 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 3 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to NCE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,330 |
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: Le Lavandou
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16 min by car · 59 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Le Lavandou 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 3 November 2026.
Getting there: about 19h
About 19h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NCE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 2h by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Le Lavandou · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Le Lavandou · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Bormes Plongée 11 km
CIP Le Lavandou 13 km
Lavandou Plongée 13 kmCMAS
Base de Saint-Clair 13 km
Dune La Londe 14 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.
Common octopus Octopus vulgarisOctopus
Seen in 13 records, mostly May to Jul.
Leopard nudibranch Peltodoris atromaculataNudibranch
Seen in 31 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
Felimare orsiniiNudibranch
Seen in 12 records, mostly May to Jun.
Slit limpets Flabellina affinisNudibranch
Seen in 12 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
Tricolor doris Felimare tricolorNudibranch
Seen in 10 records, mostly Jun to Jul.
Cratena peregrinaNudibranch
Seen in 7 records.
Edmundsella pedataNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
Flabellina ischitanaNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
Mediterranean moray Muraena helena
Seen in 60 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
Chromis chromisDamselfishes
Seen in 42 records, mostly May to Sep.
Dusky perch Epinephelus marginatus
Seen in 42 records, mostly May to Sep.
Diplodus vulgarisSea bream
Seen in 36 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; French chondrichthyans distribution dataset in North-Eastern Atlantic and Western Mediterranean waters (2003-2021); Réseau National Echouages de mammifères marins - Observations de mammifères marins du Réseau National d'Echouages en Métropole. Credits
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