Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
43Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Sea 1 m, Water 15 °C, Wind 12 kn
Tue 3 · 42 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.6 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 2kn
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 55 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 35 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.6 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.4 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 26 out of 100
- Sea
- 2.6 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 28 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.9 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 57 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 342, poor
- Wed 455, fair
- Thu 535, poor
- Fri 625, poor
- Sat 726, poor
- Sun 828, poor
- Mon 957, fair
- Tue 1057, fair
- Wed 1119, poor
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 15 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces Wswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 42, poor | 1.6 m | 0 kn | 2kn | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 55, fair | 1.1 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 35, poor | 1.6 m | 11 kn | 13kn | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, poor | 2.4 m | 10 kn | 13kn | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 26, poor | 2.6 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 28, poor | 1.9 m | 10 kn | 12kn | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 57, fair | 1.0 m | 12 kn | 18kn | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 57, fair | 1.1 m | 4 kn | 10kn | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 19, poor | 2.3 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 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
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec1of 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
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More diving near here
5 places
- SS Cape Matapan 5.7 km away
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- Tafelberg Reef 6.7 km away
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- Het Huis te Kraaienstjin 15.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About MV Daeyang Family
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. The sea is about 14°C in May, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 16°C in January, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Cape Town. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.
- 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 15°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. 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: Cape Town
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about 20 min by car · 397 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Cape Town 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
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Cape Town · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Cape Town · 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.
Dark shyshark Haploblepharus pictusShark
Seen in 3 records.
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliaeWhale or dolphin
Seen in 507 records, mostly Nov to Jan.
Heaviside's dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidiiWhale or dolphin
Seen in 9 records.
Southern right whale Eubalaena australisWhale or dolphin
Seen in 4 records.
Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurusWhale or dolphin
Seen in 3 records.
Brown fur seal Arctocephalus pusillusSeal or sea lion
Seen in 102 records.
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leoninaSeal or sea lion
Seen in 3 records.
Crowned nudibranch Polycera capensisNudibranch
Seen in 4 records.
Parechinus angulosus
Seen in 42 records.
Sandy anemone Bunodactis reynaudi
Seen in 31 records.
Callopatiria graniferaCushion stars
Seen in 30 records.
Henricia ornata
Seen in 25 records, mostly Nov to Apr.
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: Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean; FBIP: SeaKeys_SANBI: Marine images iSpot_2013; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; NABU|naturgucker; Happywhale - Risso's dolphin in South Atlantic Ocean. Credits
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