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Castle Rock Cape Town
Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa

EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Castle Rock Cape Town is a dive site near Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 14 m. Commonly reported marine life includes seals, nudibranchs, jacks, sea fans, 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
PangaPterogymnus laniarius
RomanChrysoblephus laticeps
Gas Flame NudibranchBonisa nakaza
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
SteentjieSpondyliosoma emarginatum
Cape Hope SquidLoligo reynaudii
Nearby sites
- 1Inner Castle0.0 km
- 2North Castle0.2 km
- 3Castle Rocks North Side0.2 km
- 4Castle Rocks Point Reef0.2 km
- 5Castle Pinnacles0.3 km
- 6Sansui Reef0.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org