Diving In The Atlantic
Atlantic Reefs are dived mainly in summer from October to February with an average water temperature of about 13°C and average visibility of about 10m. After some south-easterly wind the visibility can be up to 20m but the temperature then drops to around 10°C. We recommend diving in dry-suits or good quality 7mm, 2-piece wetsuits and bring a torch to show up the rich colours.
Seal Island
A dive with the Cape Fur Seals at seal Island near Hout Bay is an absolute must for visitors to the Cape. Depending on the time of year there are between a few hundred and a few thousand seals crammed onto the island. We dive right next to the island in only 5m of water. Divers just stay on the bottom in one spot and observe the seals darting all around. Young seals are very inquisitive and will come right up to your face. This dive is a great chance to photograph seals so remember to bring your camera!
Tafelberg Reef
This is a very big reef (600m long) south of Vulcan Rock 1 mile off the Sentinel at Hout Bay. Depth and scenery are dependent on where you go but it is all between 10 and 30m and much of it is unexplored.
Di's Cracks
This is part of the Vulcan Rock reef to the north of the rock. It has amazing caves and deep cracks to get into at about 24m. There is the possibility of getting deep (39m) to the north of the reef and then looking at the caves and cracks. Stunning corals and fish life. Great for advanced divers.
The Salad Bowl and Yacht wreck
The Salad Bowl is at the southern end of Tafelberg Reef. There is a yacht wreck at 32m with beautiful reef above it from 30m to 15m. There are anemones of various pastel colours, basket stars, and hard corals in every colour from deep purple to bright yellow. One can follow a route that starts at 35m, move over the yacht wreck and up to 15m. The reef is seldom dived and is completely unspoiled. Only for advanced divers.
Die Josie
There are times when the south-easterly wind is too strong to allow us to get to the other Atlantic Reefs. In conditions like this we head out to Josie, which is a sheltered reef near Hout Bay under the Chapman's Peak Mountains. Depth is 7m to 17m.
False Bay Reefs
False Bay reefs are dived mainly in winter from March to September with an water temperature of between 12°C and 18°C. The average visibility is about 6m but after some north-westerly wind the visibility can get up to 15m. We recommend diving in dry-suits or good quality 7mm, 2-piece wetsuits and bring a torch for the deeper reefs and wrecks.
Find out more about the different dive sites False Bay has to offer.