Hermes

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyAtlantic Ocean

Water temp15–19°C

Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr

About this site

Hermes is a wreck dive site near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, dolphins, mola mola, nudibranchs, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 19 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberGood

Generally good diving.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus
Benguela DolphinCephalorhynchus heavisidii
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Mola MolaMola mola
Cape Rock LobsterJasus lalandii
Agile KlipfishClinus agilis
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus
PilchardSardinops sagax

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org