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Harbour Island
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Harbour Island 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, nudibranchs, seals, sea fans, soft corals. 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
RomanChrysoblephus laticeps
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix
White StumpnoseRhabdosargus globiceps
HottentotPachymetopon blochii- TeraglinAtractoscion aequidens
DoppieArgyrozona argyrozona
Chub MackerelScomber japonicus
PangaPterogymnus laniarius
Nearby sites
- 1Bikini Beach1.5 km
- 2Ledges2.3 km
- 3Moddergat2.6 km
- 4Vogelsteen2.7 km
- 5Cow and Calf2.8 km
- 6Stone Dog3.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org