All resultsExplore/Western Cape/Anvil Rock 3 m pinnacle
Anvil Rock 3 m pinnacle
Anvil Rock 3 m pinnacle · Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Max depth20 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Anvil Rock 3 m pinnacle is a pinnacle dive site near Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, seals, reef sharks, dolphins, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
SnoekThyrsites atunHottentotPachymetopon blochii
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Yellowfin TunaThunnus albacares
RomanChrysoblephus laticeps
Cape Hope SquidLoligo reynaudii
Broadnose SharkNotorynchus cepedianus
PangaPterogymnus laniarius
Nearby sites
- 1Anvil Rock caves0.0 km
- 2SS Lusitania3.1 km
- 3Northeast pinnacle3.1 km
- 4Lusitania Ridge pinnacle3.3 km
- 5Lusi Pinnacle3.3 km
- 6Wreckless Reef3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org