Caves
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Caves is a cave dive site near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, bull sharks, nudibranchs, reef sharks. 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
- SoldierCheimerius nufar
- SlingerChrysoblephus puniceus
- TeraglinAtractoscion aequidens
- EnglishmanChrysoblephus anglicus
Narrow-barred Spanish MackerelScomberomorus commerson- Squaretail KobArgyrosomus thorpei
DolphinCoryphaena hippurus
False JacopeverSebastes capensis
Nearby sites
- 1The Pinnacles2.2 km
- 2Ovington Court wreck4.3 km
- 3Number one5.7 km
- 4Cooper's Light wreck7.7 km
- 5Container8.4 km
- 6Yarningdale mark10 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org