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Anvil Rock caves
Anvil Rock · 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 caves is a cave 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 atun
- HottentotPachymetopon blochii
- Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
- Yellowfin TunaThunnus albacares
- RomanChrysoblephus laticeps
- Cape Hope SquidLoligo reynaudii
Broadnose SharkNotorynchus cepedianus- PangaPterogymnus laniarius
Nearby sites
- 1Anvil Rock 3 m pinnacle0.0 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