Secca di Formicoli

The shoal sits a few hundred metres off the west-facing Formicoli shore of the Capo Vaticano promontory, with the open Tyrrhenian Sea to the west, so it is exposed to the W-SW wind-waves driven by the Libeccio, which has the longest fetch here. The Calabrian coast to the east shelters the landward sectors completely, and the Capo Vaticano headland to the south gives some protection from southerly Scirocco swell. Conditions are diveable on most calm-to-moderate summer days but a fresh Libeccio quickly raises chop and cuts visibility.