Medes Islands · Spain · Reef · Wall
Tascó Petit
The southernmost Medes islet, open to current from any side
Area photo: Alexandre Albore · CC BY-SA 4.0
The southernmost island of the Medes, and the most exposed dive in the archipelago: it takes wind and current from any direction. Depths run from 8 metres alongside the islet to 42 metres out to the east, and the anchor buoy itself already sits in 18 to 25 metres of water.
Where it is and how deep
42.0411° N, 3.2267° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
Tascó Petit is the most south-oriented island of the Medes, the last rock before open sea, and the dive reflects that position. At the anchor buoy you already find 18 to 25 metres, so the descent puts you straight into the middle of the profile rather than easing you in from a shallow shelf — gas and no-decompression planning start at the surface here.
From the buoy the site runs two ways. Alongside the islet the ground comes up to 8 metres, shallow rock that makes the natural end of the dive; out to the east it falls away to 42 metres. The workable shape is the deeper eastern ground early and briefly, then a long working ascent back along the rock to the shallows beside the island, finishing near the buoy.
The exposure is the thing to plan around. The dive is open to wind and currents from any direction, so there is no reliable lee to duck into and the way the water is moving on the day decides which way the dive is swum. That makes this the most conditions-dependent of the archipelago's regular sites, and the buoy line matters more here than it does on the sheltered tunnels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Off-season |
Season follows Medes Islands: Jun–Sep brings the warmest water, calmest seas, and peak grouper and fish activity; most dive centers scale back Dec–Feb.
Know before you go
- The site is open to wind and current from any direction with no sheltered side; stay on the buoy line for descent and ascent and carry an SMB in case the dive ends off the rock.
- The buoy sits in 18 to 25 metres, so the deepest part of the dive can happen in the first minute — check gas and depth before leaving the line.
Questions divers ask
How deep is Tascó Petit?+
Depths run from 8 metres alongside the islet to 42 metres out to the east. The anchor buoy itself is already in 18 to 25 metres, so the dive starts at depth rather than on a shallow shelf.
Is Tascó Petit a difficult dive?+
It is the most demanding of the reserve's regular sites. As the southernmost island it is exposed to wind and currents from any direction, there is no sheltered side to retreat to, and the anchor buoy already sits in 18 to 25 metres.
Sources
- Tascó Petit — Scubago
- Isole Medas — Wikipedia (Italian)
- Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Natural Park — Wikivoyage
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