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3 Mile Reef Hotspots
Manguzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
3 Mile Reef Hotspots is a reef dive site near Manguzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, eagle rays, moray eels, nudibranchs, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Silver MoonyMonodactylus argenteus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Striped ThreadfinPolydactylus plebeius
Common Bluestripe SnapperLutjanus kasmira
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Jarbua TeraponTerapon jarbua
StonebreamNeoscorpis lithophilus
Nearby sites
- 12 Mile Reef Pinnacles0.6 km
- 2Gordon’s Drop - 5 Mile Reef2.7 km
- 3Jessor Canyon Cave3.2 km
- 4Ribbon Reef - 5 Mile3.3 km
- 5Teddy Bears3.4 km
- 6Unicorn Reef 2 Mile Reef3.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org