Dive sites in South Africa
82 dive sites in South Africa.
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Showing 50 of 82 places.
Amoray
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 25°C
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue80, Good
- Wed79, Good
- Thu79, Good
- Fri80, Good
- Best daySat81, Good, the best day
- Sun21, Poor
- Mon79, Good
Stay in Sodwana Bay
Coral Divers
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 25°C
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue80, Good
- Wed79, Good
- Thu79, Good
- Fri80, Good
- Best daySat81, Good, the best day
- Sun21, Poor
- Mon79, Good
Stay in Sodwana Bay
Pisces Diving
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 25°C
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue80, Good
- Wed79, Good
- Thu79, Good
- Fri80, Good
- Best daySat81, Good, the best day
- Sun21, Poor
- Mon79, Good
Stay in Sodwana Bay
Caves Sodwana
Sea 1–1.9 m · Water 25°C
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue70, Good
- Wed67, Good
- Thu68, Good
- Fri71, Good
- Best daySat78, Good, the best day
- Sun22, Poor
- Mon49, Fair
Stay in Sodwana Bay
Cathedral Sodwana
Sea 1–1.9 m · Water 25°C
65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue70, Good
- Wed67, Good
- Thu68, Good
- Fri70, Good
- Best daySat77, Good, the best day
- Sun21, Poor
- Mon48, Fair
Stay in Sodwana Bay
Pinnacles Sodwana
Sea 1–1.9 m · Water 25°C
65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue70, Good
- Wed67, Good
- Thu68, Good
- Fri70, Good
- Best daySat77, Good, the best day
- Sun21, Poor
- Mon48, Fair
Stay in Sodwana Bay
Two Mile Reef Sodwana
Sea 1–1.9 m · Water 25°C
65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue70, Good
- Wed67, Good
- Thu68, Good
- Fri70, Good
- Best daySat77, Good, the best day
- Sun21, Poor
- Mon48, Fair
Stay in Sodwana Bay
Bikini Beach
Sea 0.4–1 m · Water 17°C
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue64, Good
- Wed65, Good
- Thu60, Good
- Fri62, Good
- Sat60, Good
- Sun62, Good
- Best dayMon66, Good, the best day
Stay in Gordons Bay
Ledges
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Wed65, Good
- Thu60, Good
- Fri62, Good
- Sat60, Good
- Sun61, Good
- Mon65, Good
Stay in Gordons Bay
Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Muizenberg Trawlers
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu60, Good
- Fri62, Good
- Sat61, Good
- Sun60, Good
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Muizenberg
Seal Island
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu60, Good
- Fri62, Good
- Sat61, Good
- Sun60, Good
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Muizenberg
York Shoal
Sea 0.6–1 m · Water 16°C
62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu60, Good
- Fri62, Good
- Sat61, Good
- Sun58, Fair
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Muizenberg
Cow and Calf
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri61, Good
- Sat60, Good
- Sun59, Fair
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Simons Town
Outer Castle
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri61, Good
- Sat60, Good
- Sun59, Fair
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Simons Town
Partridge Point
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri61, Good
- Sat60, Good
- Sun59, Fair
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Simons Town
Pinnacle
Sea 0.5–1.1 m · Water 16°C
62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu59, Fair
- Fri61, Good
- Sat57, Fair
- Sun58, Fair
- Best dayMon65, Good, the best day
Stay in Gordons Bay
Highfields
Sea 0.7–1.1 m · Water 15°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri56, Fair
- Sat59, Fair
- Sun60, Good
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Cape Town
SS Cape Matapan
Sea 0.7–1.1 m · Water 15°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri56, Fair
- Sat59, Fair
- Sun60, Good
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Cape Town
Tafelberg Reef
Sea 0.7–1.1 m · Water 15°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri56, Fair
- Sat59, Fair
- Sun60, Good
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Cape Town
Two Oceans Aquarium
Sea 0.7–1.1 m · Water 15°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri57, Fair
- Sat59, Fair
- Sun60, Good
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Cape Town
Whittle Rock
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu55, Fair
- Fri60, Good
- Sat58, Fair
- Sun53, Fair
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Fish Hoek
Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Blue Flame Pinnacles
Sea 0.7–1.2 m · Water 17°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri60, Good
- Sat57, Fair
- Sun51, Fair
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Muizenberg
SAS Fleur
Sea 0.7–1.2 m · Water 17°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri60, Good
- Sat57, Fair
- Sun51, Fair
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Muizenberg
Cleeve's Tunnel
Sea 0.7–1.1 m · Water 15°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu56, Fair
- Fri56, Fair
- Sat58, Fair
- Sun60, Good
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Camps Bay
North Paw main reef
Sea 0.7–1.1 m · Water 15°C
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri56, Fair
- Sat59, Fair
- Sun60, Good
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Camps Bay
Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Josh's Reef
Sea 0.6–1.2 m · Water 17°C
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu54, Fair
- Fri59, Fair
- Sat54, Fair
- Sun45, Fair
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Scarborough Western Cape
Stonehenge
Sea 0.6–1.2 m · Water 17°C
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri55, Fair
- Sat56, Fair
- Sun54, Fair
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Hout Bay
MV Ker Yar Vor and the Jo May
Sea 0.6–1.2 m · Water 17°C
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri55, Fair
- Sat56, Fair
- Sun54, Fair
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Llandudno
MV Romelia
Sea 0.6–1.2 m · Water 16°C
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu56, Fair
- Fri54, Fair
- Sat55, Fair
- Sun55, Fair
- Best dayMon64, Good, the best day
Stay in Llandudno
Steps
Sea 0.6–1.2 m · Water 16°C
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu56, Fair
- Fri54, Fair
- Sat55, Fair
- Sun55, Fair
- Best dayMon64, Good, the best day
Stay in Llandudno
SURG Pinnacles
Sea 0.6–1.2 m · Water 17°C
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu57, Fair
- Fri55, Fair
- Sat56, Fair
- Sun54, Fair
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Llandudno
Wilhelm's Wall
Sea 0.6–1.2 m · Water 17°C
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu56, Fair
- Fri54, Fair
- Sat55, Fair
- Sun54, Fair
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Llandudno
59Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Wed62, Good
- Thu63, Good
- Fri64, Good
- Sat64, Good
- Sun0, Poor
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Sodwana Bay
59Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue64, Good
- Wed64, Good
- Thu31, Poor
- Fri61, Good
- Sat63, Good
- Sun32, Poor
- Best dayMon65, Good, the best day
Stay in Gordons Bay
Buffels Bay
Sea 0.6–1.3 m · Water 17°C
57Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue62, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu53, Fair
- Fri58, Fair
- Sat59, Fair
- Sun4, Poor
- Mon63, Good
Stay in Scarborough Western Cape
Long Beach Kelp Forest
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
57Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue58, Fair
- Best dayWed63, Good, the best day
- Thu56, Fair
- Fri55, Fair
- Sat51, Fair
- Sun40, Poor
- Mon62, Good
Stay in Fish Hoek
Castle Rock
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
57Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue58, Fair
- Best dayWed63, Good, the best day
- Thu53, Fair
- Fri55, Fair
- Sat50, Fair
- Sun38, Poor
- Mon61, Good
Stay in Simons Town
Justin's Caves
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
57Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue58, Fair
- Best dayWed63, Good, the best day
- Thu53, Fair
- Fri55, Fair
- Sat50, Fair
- Sun38, Poor
- Mon61, Good
Stay in Simons Town
Shark Alley Gansbaai
Sea 0.6–1.2 m · Water 18°C
56Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue61, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu27, Poor
- Fri46, Fair
- Sat51, Fair
- Sun45, Fair
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Gansbaai
Blousteen Ridge
Sea 0.6–1.3 m · Water 17°C
54Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu4, Poor
- Fri60, Good
- Sat54, Fair
- Sun4, Poor
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Pringle Bay
Percy's Hole
Sea 0.6–1.3 m · Water 17°C
54Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu4, Poor
- Fri60, Good
- Sat54, Fair
- Sun4, Poor
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Pringle Bay
Rooi-els Point
Sea 0.6–1.3 m · Water 17°C
54Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue63, Good
- Best dayWed65, Good, the best day
- Thu4, Poor
- Fri60, Good
- Sat54, Fair
- Sun4, Poor
- Mon64, Good
Stay in Pringle Bay
Shark Alley (False Bay)
Sea 0.7–1.5 m · Water 17°C
54Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue61, Good
- Best dayWed64, Good, the best day
- Thu50, Fair
- Fri49, Fair
- Sat52, Fair
- Sun4, Poor
- Mon62, Good
Stay in Scarborough Western Cape
Clan Stewart
Sea 0.5–1 m · Water 16°C
53Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue58, Fair
- Wed62, Good
- Thu30, Poor
- Fri54, Fair
- Sat51, Fair
- Sun3, Poor
- Mon62, Good
Stay in Simons Town
Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
Sea 0.9–1.9 m · Water 16°C
53Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue51, Fair
- Wed61, Good
- Thu54, Fair
- Fri51, Fair
- Sat40, Poor
- Sun31, Poor
- Mon61, Good
Stay in Somerset West
East Shoal
Sea 1–2.1 m · Water 16°C
50Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue46, Fair
- Best dayWed60, Good, the best day
- Thu48, Fair
- Fri45, Fair
- Sat36, Poor
- Sun28, Poor
- Mon59, Fair
Stay in Khayelitsha
A-Frame
Sea 0.5–1.1 m · Water 16°C
49Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue50, Fair
- Best dayWed61, Good, the best day
- Thu41, Poor
- Fri36, Poor
- Sat37, Poor
- Sun29, Poor
- Mon60, Good
Stay in Simons Town
Finlay's Point
Sea 0.5–1.1 m · Water 16°C
49Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue50, Fair
- Best dayWed61, Good, the best day
- Thu41, Poor
- Fri36, Poor
- Sat37, Poor
- Sun29, Poor
- Mon60, Good
Stay in Simons Town
Het Huis te Kraaienstjin
Sea 0.5–1.1 m · Water 15°C
48Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue51, Fair
- Wed61, Good
- Thu34, Poor
- Fri31, Poor
- Sat34, Poor
- Sun37, Poor
- Mon61, Good
Stay in Cape Town
Antipolis
Sea 0.5–1.1 m · Water 15°C
48Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Tue51, Fair
- Wed61, Good
- Thu34, Poor
- Fri31, Poor
- Sat34, Poor
- Sun37, Poor
- Mon61, Good
Stay in Camps Bay
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Every dive site, A to Z (82)
- A-Frame
- Aliwal Shoal
- Amoray
- Antipolis
- Bikini Beach
- Blousteen Ridge
- Blue Rock Quarry
- Bos 400 Wreck
- Buffels Bay
- Castle Rock
- Cathedral Sodwana
- Caves Sodwana
- Clan Stewart
- Cleeve's Tunnel
- Coral Divers
- Cow and Calf
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Blue Flame Pinnacles
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Josh's Reef
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Muizenberg Trawlers
- Diving the south coast of South Africa/Dalgleish Bank
- Diving the south coast of South Africa/Twelve Mile Bank
- Drop Zone
- Duiker Island
- East Shoal
- Finlay's Point
- Het Huis te Kraaienstjin
- Highfields
- Justin's Caves
- Ledges
- Long Beach Kelp Forest
- Mike’s Point
- Moddergat
- MV Daeyang Family
- MV Ker Yar Vor and the Jo May
- MV Produce Wreck
- MV Romelia
- MV Treasure
- Nolloth
- North Paw main reef
- Outer Castle
- Partridge Point
- Percy's Hole
- Phil’s Bay
- Photographer's Reef
- Phyllisia Shipwreck
- Pinnacle
- Pinnacles Ponta
- Pinnacles Sodwana
- Pisces Diving
- Protea Banks
- Raggie Cave Aliwal
- Rocktail Bay
- Rocky Bank
- Rooi-els Point
- Sardine Run Reef
- SAS Bloemfontein
- SAS Fleur
- SAS Transvaal Wreck
- SAS Transvaal Wreck
- SATS General Botha
- Seal Island
- SELI1
- Shark Alley (False Bay)
- Shark Alley Gansbaai
- Smitswinkel Bay Wrecks
- SS Cape Matapan
- SS Clan Monroe
- SS Lusitania
- Steenbras Deep Ridge
- Steps
- Stonehenge
- SURG Pinnacles
- Tafelberg Deep
- Tafelberg Reef
- Thomas T. Tucker
- Two Mile Reef Sodwana
- Two Oceans Aquarium
- Vulcan Rock
- Whittle Rock
- Wilhelm's Wall
- York Shoal
Every country, A to Z (112)
Each country's dive sites, on this list and map.
- Albania 3
- Algeria 2
- Antigua and Barbuda 10
- Argentina 1
- Aruba 16
- Australia 98
- Austria 87
- Bahamas 29
- Barbados 23
- Belgium 15
- Belize 11
- Bermuda 15
- Brazil 12
- British Virgin Islands 58
- Cabo Verde 18
- Cambodia 5
- Canada 305
- Cayman Islands 20
- Chile 2
- Colombia 53
- Cook Islands 10
- Costa Rica 14
- Croatia 54
- Cuba 4
- Curaçao 21
- Cyprus 36
- Czechia 27
- Denmark 7
- Djibouti 11
- Dominica 19
- Dominican Republic 22
- Ecuador 24
- Egypt 466
- Fiji 17
- Finland 5
- France 292
- French Polynesia 31
- Germany 457
- Gibraltar 1
- Greece 23
- Greenland 6
- Grenada 13
- Guam 11
- Honduras 440
- Hungary 2
- Iceland 7
- India 16
- Indonesia 471
- Ireland 14
- Israel 97
- Italy 111
- Jamaica 34
- Japan 39
- Jordan 16
- Kenya 10
- Kyrgyzstan 1
- Lebanon 1
- Lithuania 9
- Madagascar 5
- Malaysia 50
- Maldives 149
- Malta 133
- Marshall Islands 34
- Mauritius 10
- Mexico 117
- Micronesia 46
- Mozambique 11
- Myanmar 5
- Netherlands 270
- New Caledonia 11
- New Zealand 19
- Norway 42
- Oman 9
- Pakistan 1
- Palau 17
- Panama 29
- Papua New Guinea 38
- Philippines 179
- Poland 52
- Portugal 23
- Puerto Rico 11
- Qatar 1
- Russian Federation 16
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 10
- Saint Lucia 15
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11
- Saudi Arabia 15
- Seychelles 12
- Sint Maarten 1
- Slovenia 2
- Solomon Islands 30
- South Africa 82
- Spain 74
- Sri Lanka 9
- State of Palestine 1
- Sudan 17
- Sweden 8
- Switzerland 343
- Taiwan 6
- Thailand 96
- Tonga 14
- Trinidad and Tobago 15
- Türkiye 5
- Turks and Caicos Islands 10
- United Arab Emirates 11
- United Kingdom 79
- United Republic of Tanzania 33
- United States 482
- United States Virgin Islands 15
- Vanuatu 16
- Viet Nam 7