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Deep Blinders
Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp18–22°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Deep Blinders is a reef dive site near Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, seals, jacks, cuttlefish, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 22 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cape Hope SquidLoligo reynaudii
Indian Ocean Humpback DolphinSousa plumbea
Chub MackerelScomber japonicus
Cape GurnardChelidonichthys capensis
RomanChrysoblephus laticeps- KingklipGenypterus capensis
DoppieArgyrozona argyrozona
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix
Nearby sites
- 1Dolphin's Column0.1 km
- 2Redbait Reef0.2 km
- 3Shallow Blinders0.2 km
- 4Seal Dive5.7 km
- 5Dalgleish Bank40 km
- 6Diving the south coast of South Africa/Dalgleish Bank42 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org