Trencabraços

The mooring sits on the southeast face of the point at 5-7 m. From there the wall drops in large limestone steps — wide rock shelves broken by crevices, the kind of terrain where you slow down and look into the gaps rather than following a slope. The main wall circuit follows the right side down to 22 m, reaching the tip of the headland where a large free-standing rock block breaks the surface. Conger eels shelter in the lower chambers of this section. Octopuses occupy the crevices on the way down. The route circles the block and returns along the boulder creek bed on the ascent. Total circuit: 12-22 m, well inside Open Water range.

The tunnel entrance opens off the southeast wall near the mooring. It crosses the entire Punta de Trencabraços from SE to NW, emerging near Cala Montgó into a feature network called Les Cambres. Narrow sections are real — this is not a wide arch or a short swim-through, and torch is not optional. The tunnel reaches roughly 27 m in places, making it an advanced component even for divers who found the wall circuit easy. A guide on the first visit is the sensible call.

Both routes finish with a return ascent along the shallow wall at 5-10 m. Deploy an SMB before ascending — boat traffic runs through this stretch of coast.

Trencabraços splits cleanly into two dives that share one mooring. A mixed-certification group can enter the water together: Open Water divers follow the wall to the point and back while advanced divers take the tunnel. The wall circuit is unhurried — the stepping-stone structure rewards slow, attentive diving. The tunnel to Les Cambres is what separates this headland from other Montgrí coast walls.

The site is also the southern gateway to the Natural Park coast, closest to L'Escala port. No reserve permit, no booking system. For divers based in L'Escala, it is the default first coast dive before working north toward more complex sites.

The name is a weather signal. "Arm-breaker" refers to what the exposed tip does in northerly tramontana conditions — swell and surge at the point make the dive uncomfortable or impossible. Check the forecast before the boat leaves.

Torch for the tunnel, always. The narrow sections are committed — no exit mid-passage. Deploy an SMB before ascending. Diving insurance is compulsory in Spain. Centres in L'Escala sell daily cover if needed.