Le Mugel

The Anse du Petit Mugel opens to the east and south-east toward La Ciotat bay, with the massive Bec de l'Aigle cliff rising to the west, north-west and north. That headland completely blocks the Mistral (NW) and all northerly and westerly winds, so the cove stays diveable when the rest of the coast is blown out and serves as a reliable fair-weather backup for local clubs. Its only real exposure is to easterly and south-easterly Marin/Scirocco fetch driving into the cove mouth, and even that is partly checked by Ile Verte sitting across the south-east to southerly approach; a strong E-SE blow brings surge over the shallow rocky point.