Cap Sagro is the corridor's easy day: a gentle rock slope running from 2 m down to a maximum of 12 m off the cape north of Erbalunga. The dive starts at the surface on a small drop-off covered in dense, colourful fixed life, and Dollfin rates it as its favourite shallow-depth spot.
Where it is and how deep
42.7952° N, 9.4914° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The site begins at the surface: the entry puts you straight onto a drop-off whose fixed life — the encrusting growth that carpets the rock — is dense and colourful from the first metre down. From there the seabed falls away gradually, a progressive gradient from 2 m to the site's maximum of 12 m, so you choose your depth rather than have it forced on you.
With the floor at 12 m, no-stop time is effectively unlimited, and the profile suits new divers, refresher dives and long, unhurried photography on the fixed life. Dollfin calls it their favourite shallow-depth spot, and it is the natural choice on this coast for the easy days, when the deeper rock sites and wrecks are out of range or out of appetite.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Bastia & Cap Corse (East Coast): Centres run year round, but the sea tops 20 °C only from June to October; January–March sit at 14–15 °C.
Questions divers ask
How deep is Cap Sagro?+
It slopes progressively from 2 m to a maximum of 12 m, which makes it a natural site for beginners and long, shallow dives.
Sources
- Scubago — Cap Sagro — Scubago
- Dollfin — Le Cap Sagro — Dollfin
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Reef
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Pinnacle
A grouper family holds one rock at 35 m off Erbalunga
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Three big rocks linked by a posidonia field, 15–35 m
Wreck
A second WWII fighter at 30 m, ringed by thirty corb
Wreck
A WWII bomber, 'Yehunde', on the seabed at 63 m
Reef
Grouper, barracuda and fan mussels on rocks at 18–20 m
A WWII fighter at 19 m, cockpit canopy still open
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