Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Blue Flame Pinnacles
Dive site · South Africa
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
60Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 0.7 m, Water 17 °C, Wind 0 kn
Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 2kn
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 58 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 43 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 51 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 27knboats in
- Air
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 362, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 558, fair
- Fri 660, good
- Sat 743, poor
- Sun 851, fair
- Mon 963, good
- Tue 1064, good
- Wed 1145, fair
The site in four facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 17 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
- Best in Feb6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 62, good | 0.9 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 0.7 m | 0 kn | 2kn | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 58, fair | 0.7 m | 9 kn | 11kn | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 60, good | 1.0 m | 9 kn | 11kn | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 43, poor | 1.3 m | 12 kn | 17kn | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 51, fair | 1.3 m | 12 kn | 27knboats in | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 63, good | 0.8 m | 2 kn | 6kn | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | 0.6 m | 5 kn | 12kn | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 45, fair | 1.1 m | 20 kn | 24knboats in | 18°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Feb
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Blue Flame Pinnacles on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More diving near here
4 places
- SAS Fleur 3.4 km away
- York Shoal 7 km away
- Seal Island 8.5 km away
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Muizenberg Trawlers 10.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Blue Flame Pinnacles
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. The sea is about 15°C in July, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 19°C in January, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best month is usually February, with about 6 good days in 7; in August, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Muizenberg. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,440 each
about US$1,230–US$2,440 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$859–US$1,780 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$148–US$268 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,440 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Muizenberg
Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn
about 25 min by car · 40 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Muizenberg its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 26h 35m
About 26h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 45 min by road
Flights MDW → CPT on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Muizenberg · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Muizenberg · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianusShark
Seen in 578 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Puffadder shyshark Haploblepharus edwardsiiShark
Seen in 63 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Dark shyshark Haploblepharus pictusShark
Seen in 39 records.
Pyjama shark Poroderma africanumShark
Seen in 33 records, mostly Mar to Aug.
Leopard catshark Poroderma pantherinumShark
Seen in 8 records.
Lesser guitarfish Acroteriobatus annulatusRay
Seen in 4 records.
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliaeWhale or dolphin
Seen in 602 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Southern right whale Eubalaena australisWhale or dolphin
Seen in 3 records.
Brown fur seal Arctocephalus pusillusSeal or sea lion
Seen in 157 records.
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leoninaSeal or sea lion
Seen in 4 records.
Common octopus Octopus vulgarisOctopus
Seen in 13 records, mostly Aug to Nov.
Gasflame nudibranch Bonisa nakazaNudibranch
Seen in 94 records, mostly Apr to Aug.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: FBIP: SeaKeys_SANBI: Marine images iSpot_2013; Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean; Shark Spotters shark tracking; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
Saved: this link opens the same trip
The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.