Sec de la Gabinière

The pinnacle sits just south of the Gabinière islet, which lies south-east of Port-Cros island, so the N, NW and NNW sectors are shadowed by land and the site is only slightly affected by the Mistral (NW). It is fully open and notably exposed to the easterly wind and to the warm Scirocco (E through S), which drive the dominant wind-waves here over open Mediterranean fetch. A strong, tide-independent current frequently runs through the passage and sweeps NW toward Porquerolles, making this a committing drift dive.