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Compass Rocks Sodwana Bay
Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Compass Rocks Sodwana Bay is a dive site near Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. 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
- 1Four Bouy0.1 km
- 2Antons0.2 km
- 3Cathedral Sodwana0.3 km
- 4Chain Reef0.3 km
- 5Quarter mile reef0.4 km
- 62 Mile Stringer0.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org