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Blue Rock Quarry
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Blue Rock Quarry is a dive site near Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, seals, nudibranchs. 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
RomanChrysoblephus laticeps
White StumpnoseRhabdosargus globiceps- BluefishPomatomus saltatrix
HottentotPachymetopon blochii- TeraglinAtractoscion aequidens
Chub MackerelScomber japonicus
DoppieArgyrozona argyrozona
SnoekThyrsites atun
Nearby sites
- 1Floating Jetty0.0 km
- 2Deep End0.1 km
- 3Dive and Adventure Corner0.2 km
- 4West End0.2 km
- 5Harbour Island5.0 km
- 6Bikini Beach5.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org