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Gordon’s Drop - 5 Mile Reef
5 Mile Reef · Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Gordon’s Drop - 5 Mile Reef 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 19 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters, stingrays, jacks. 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
- 1Ribbon Reef - 5 Mile0.7 km
- 2Teddy Bears0.9 km
- 3Waynes World2.3 km
- 4Unicorn Reef 2 Mile Reef2.5 km
- 53 Mile Reef Hotspots2.7 km
- 6Simon's Cave2.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org