San Vito Lo Capo & Scopello · Italy · Wall · Reef
Torre dell'Uscere
A sandy cove at 10 m, then the coast drops to 40 m
Photo: Salvatore Ciambra from Palermo, Italia · CC BY-SA 2.0
Torre dell'Uscere is a coastal dive on the San Vito lo Capo shore, reached by rigid inflatable from the town. It begins in a small cove with a sandy bottom at about 10 m and, after a shallow stretch, follows the coast as it falls away to about 40 m.
Also known as Torre dell’Uscere.
Where it is and how deep
38.1751° N, 12.7709° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The dive starts in a small cove with a sandy bottom at about 10 m. After a shallow stretch it leaves the cove and follows the drop of the coast, which falls away to a depth of about 40 m.
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 | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows San Vito Lo Capo & Scopello: Summer is the peak season and conditions stay good well into autumn; the sea is warmest in August and coolest in February.
Sources
- Punti Immersione San Vito lo Capo | Under Hundred — Under Hundred
- Torre dell'Usciere — OpenStreetMap
Photo credits
- Ruined square stone tower and a small white building with a light on a low rocky point above blue sea, dry grass in front by Salvatore Ciambra from Palermo, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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