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Caves Sodwana
Hlalanathi, South Africa
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EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Caves Sodwana is a cave and reef dive site near Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes bull sharks, nudibranchs, tiger sharks, jacks, stingrays. 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
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvier
Silver MoonyMonodactylus argenteus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Striped ThreadfinPolydactylus plebeius
Common Bluestripe SnapperLutjanus kasmira
Jarbua TeraponTerapon jarbua
Nearby sites
- 1Amoray1.1 km
- 2Coral Divers1.1 km
- 3Quarter mile reef1.5 km
- 4Hopscotch1.6 km
- 5Mellow Yellow, Sodwana Bay1.7 km
- 6Compass Rocks Sodwana Bay1.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org