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Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay is a dive site near Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, seals, nudibranchs, reef sharks, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
White StumpnoseRhabdosargus globiceps- BluefishPomatomus saltatrix
RomanChrysoblephus laticeps- TeraglinAtractoscion aequidens
HottentotPachymetopon blochii
DoppieArgyrozona argyrozona
PangaPterogymnus laniarius
Chub MackerelScomber japonicus
Nearby sites
- 1Moddergat6.8 km
- 2Choirboys Reef6.9 km
- 3ST Godetia6.9 km
- 4Drop Zone7.1 km
- 5Harbour Island7.8 km
- 6Sterretjies Reef9.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org