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Blue Flame South Pinnacles
Blue Flame Pinnacles · Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Max depth35 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Blue Flame South Pinnacles is a pinnacle dive site near Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, cuttlefish, seals, soft corals. 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
Puffadder ShysharkHaploblepharus edwardsii
Gas Flame NudibranchBonisa nakaza
Cape Rock LobsterJasus lalandii
Dark ShysharkHaploblepharus pictus- Silver KobArgyrosomus inodorus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus
Nearby sites
- 1Blue Flame North Pinnacles0.3 km
- 2Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Blue Flame Pinnacles0.4 km
- 3Northwest Passage3.4 km
- 4Ultima Thule3.4 km
- 5Kelly's Anchor3.4 km
- 6Shards Cluster3.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org