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Four Buoy, Sodwana Bay
Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Four Buoy, 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 14 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, moray eels, nudibranchs, lionfish, 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
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
- 1Coral Gardens0.2 km
- 2Adventure Reef - 2 Mile Reef0.4 km
- 3Simon's Cave0.5 km
- 4Two Mile Reef Sodwana0.6 km
- 5Trenches - 2 Mile Reef0.6 km
- 6Pinnacles Sodwana0.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org