Secca di Capo Rizzuto (Relitto Gunny)

The secca sits on the shoals off the SW face of the Le Castella peninsula, on the Ionian coast at the eastern edge of the Gulf of Squillace. The Le Castella castle, town and the Capo Rizzuto coastline shield the site from the N, NE and E, so northerly Maestrale/Mistral winds blow offshore here and leave the water calm. The exposed window is the open Ionian and the Gulf of Squillace to the S, SSW and SW, which is fully open, and this being the Ionian there is no true ocean swell, only wind-sea over the fetch. A Scirocco from the SE or a sustained southerly blow builds the biggest waves and can chop up the surface and reduce visibility; northerly and westerly conditions generally leave the reef diveable.