Le Grec (Sagona)

The wreck lies mid-channel in the Grande Passe between Porquerolles and Port-Cros, open to the Mediterranean over its southern arc where Scirocco (S-SE) builds the longest-fetch waves and Libeccio (SW) adds swell. Porquerolles island and the Petit Sarranier rock to the west kill the western sectors almost completely, while the Giens peninsula to the northwest blunts the Mistral and Port-Cros to the east screens the E sector. The passage funnels tide- and wind-driven flow, producing the frequently very strong current the site is known for.