Cap Ferrat Wall
Nice / Cote d'Azur · France
The submarine extension of the Cap Ferrat peninsula drops as a sheer limestone wall from 10 to 60 metres, bristling with red and yellow gorgonian fans that grow to over a metre in diameter on the deeper sections. Dusky grouper patrol mid-water, large moray eels coil in the wall's fissures, and swarms of anthias create a curtain of orange above the sea fans. The wall's north-facing aspect keeps it shaded and cool, and visibility is reliably excellent from May through October. This is the premier wall dive on the Nice coast.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 60 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
13 to 26°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Mediterranean Moray Eel
Last confirmed Jul 7, 2026 · 15 records
Very likely
Most dives
Dusky Grouper
Last confirmed Jun 15, 2026 · 12 records
Very likely
Most dives
Anthias
Last confirmed Dec 13, 2025 · 1 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Yellow Gorgonian
Last confirmed Feb 22, 2026 · 3 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Mediterranean Slipper Lobster
Last confirmed Jun 12, 2026 · 3 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Brown Meagre
Last confirmed Jun 15, 2026 · 9 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Red Gorgonian
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Banded Denifish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear