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Bass City
Ponta d'Ouro, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Bass City is a dive site near Ponta d'Ouro, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Commonly reported marine life includes frogfish, sea turtles. 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
- Bigeye CigarfishCubiceps pauciradiatus
- Deepwater StingrayPlesiobatis daviesi
- Grey Cutthroat EelSynaphobranchus affinis
Gulper SharkCentrophorus granulosus- Bluntsnout Smooth-headXenodermichthys copei
- Delagoa Threadfin BreamNemipterus bipunctatus
- Duckbill EelNettastoma parviceps
- Faintstripe FilefishParamonacanthus pusillus
Nearby sites
- 1Mavericks4.8 km
- 2Wayne’s World5.8 km
- 3Malongane Ledge6.2 km
- 4Checkers6.3 km
- 5Steves Ledge7.4 km
- 6Riana’s Arch8.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org