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Coral Gardens
Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Coral Gardens is a 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. Commonly reported marine life includes soft corals, nudibranchs, stingrays, jacks, moray eels. 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
Silver MoonyMonodactylus argenteus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Striped ThreadfinPolydactylus plebeius
Common Bluestripe SnapperLutjanus kasmira
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Jarbua TeraponTerapon jarbua
StonebreamNeoscorpis lithophilus
Nearby sites
- 1Four Buoy, Sodwana Bay0.2 km
- 2Adventure Reef - 2 Mile Reef0.5 km
- 3Trenches - 2 Mile Reef0.6 km
- 4Simon's Cave0.6 km
- 5Two Mile Reef Sodwana0.6 km
- 6Pinnacles Sodwana0.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org