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Festival Pinnacle
Festival Reef · Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Max depth22 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Festival Pinnacle is a pinnacle and reef dive site near Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 22 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, jacks, sea fans, seals, octopus. 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
- SnoekThyrsites atun
- HottentotPachymetopon blochii
- PangaPterogymnus laniarius
- RomanChrysoblephus laticeps
- Gas Flame NudibranchBonisa nakaza
- Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
- SteentjieSpondyliosoma emarginatum
- Cape Hope SquidLoligo reynaudii
Nearby sites
- 1Boat Rock0.1 km
- 2Phone Reef0.3 km
- 3Super Fan Reef0.3 km
- 4Pie Rock and Outer Castle reefs0.3 km
- 5Outer Castle0.3 km
- 6Murphy's0.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org