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Cape Town

Kelp forests, penguins and two oceans at Africa's southern tip

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PinnacleReefWall

Popular False Bay shore dive with kelp, boulders, and a swim-through.

Visibility6 m

AccessModerate entry effort

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesNo facilities

CrowdQuite busy

CurrentLight current

SurgeModerate surge

Antipolis

Wreck

Shallow shore-entry wreck on Oudekraal's kelp-fringed reef.

Visibility6 m

AccessChallenging entry effort

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesNo facilities

SurgeModerate surge

Ark Rock

Reef

Offshore Simon's Town seal and reef dive.

Visibility5 m

AccessModerate entry effort

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

CurrentModerate current

Boulders Beach

Kelp forest

Sheltered Simon's Town shore dive beside the penguin colony.

Visibility5 m

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

CrowdVery crowded

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

Caster Rock

Reef

Caster Rock is a reef dive with shore access.

Castle Rock Cape Town

Kelp forestPinnacle

False Bay kelp-and-boulder shore dive with swim-throughs

Visibility15 m

AccessModerate entry effort

Marine LifeExceptional variety

FacilitiesLimited facilities

CrowdQuite busy

SurgeModerate surge

Dangerous Doug Reef

Reef

Dangerous Doug Reef is an offshore granite reef off Simon's Town.

Visibility10 m

AccessChallenging entry effort

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesLimited facilities

CrowdVery quiet

SurgeModerate surge

Duiker Island

Kelp forestReef

Hout Bay seal colony boat dive with shallow kelp

Visibility5 m

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeExceptional variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdQuite busy

SurgeModerate surge

Friskies Pinnacle

PinnacleReef

Boat-dived granite pinnacle in Simon's Bay with macro reef life.

AccessChallenging entry effort

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

Froggy Pond

LakeSwim spot

Sheltered Simon's Town training cove with a flat sandy bottom

Visibility7 m

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

CrowdModerate

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

HNMS Bato wreck

Swim spotWreck

Shallow protected wreck for novice snorkellers and beginner divers.

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeSome life

FacilitiesBasic facilities

CrowdModerate

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

Justin’s Caves, Cape Town, South Africa

CaveKelp forest

Granite cave-and-kelp shore dive with tricky Atlantic entry.

AccessChallenging entry effort

Marine LifeGreat variety

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A-frame Cape Town

PinnacleReefWall

Popular False Bay shore dive with kelp, boulders, and a swim-through.

Visibility6 m

AccessModerate entry effort

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesNo facilities

CrowdQuite busy

CurrentLight current

SurgeModerate surge

Antipolis

Wreck

Shallow shore-entry wreck on Oudekraal's kelp-fringed reef.

Visibility6 m

AccessChallenging entry effort

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesNo facilities

SurgeModerate surge

Ark Rock

Reef

Offshore Simon's Town seal and reef dive.

Visibility5 m

AccessModerate entry effort

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

CurrentModerate current

Boulders Beach

Kelp forest

Sheltered Simon's Town shore dive beside the penguin colony.

Visibility5 m

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

CrowdVery crowded

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

Caster Rock

Reef

Caster Rock is a reef dive with shore access.

Castle Rock Cape Town

Kelp forestPinnacle

False Bay kelp-and-boulder shore dive with swim-throughs

Visibility15 m

AccessModerate entry effort

Marine LifeExceptional variety

FacilitiesLimited facilities

CrowdQuite busy

SurgeModerate surge

Dangerous Doug Reef

Reef

Dangerous Doug Reef is an offshore granite reef off Simon's Town.

Visibility10 m

AccessChallenging entry effort

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesLimited facilities

CrowdVery quiet

SurgeModerate surge

Duiker Island

Kelp forestReef

Hout Bay seal colony boat dive with shallow kelp

Visibility5 m

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeExceptional variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdQuite busy

SurgeModerate surge

Friskies Pinnacle

PinnacleReef

Boat-dived granite pinnacle in Simon's Bay with macro reef life.

AccessChallenging entry effort

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

Froggy Pond

LakeSwim spot

Sheltered Simon's Town training cove with a flat sandy bottom

Visibility7 m

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

CrowdModerate

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

HNMS Bato wreck

Swim spotWreck

Shallow protected wreck for novice snorkellers and beginner divers.

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeSome life

FacilitiesBasic facilities

CrowdModerate

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

Justin’s Caves, Cape Town, South Africa

CaveKelp forest

Granite cave-and-kelp shore dive with tricky Atlantic entry.

AccessChallenging entry effort

Marine LifeGreat variety

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