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Inside Edge - Aliwal Shoal
eMkhomazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–26°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Inside Edge - Aliwal Shoal is a pinnacle dive site near eMkhomazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, groupers, jacks, moray eels, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- SlingerChrysoblephus puniceus
SoldierCheimerius nufar- EnglishmanChrysoblephus anglicus
Narrow-barred Spanish MackerelScomberomorus commerson- TeraglinAtractoscion aequidens
- BlueskinPolysteganus coeruleopunctatus
Blue HottentotPachymetopon aeneum
Yellowfin TunaThunnus albacares
Nearby sites
- 1Nebo Wreck, Aliwal Shoal0.5 km
- 2Aliwal Shoal0.9 km
- 3MV Produce, wreck1.1 km
- 4Outside Edge, Aliwal Shoal1.5 km
- 5Amphitheatre1.6 km
- 6North Sands1.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org