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Maze Cave
Batsata Maze Cave · Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Maze Cave is a cave dive site near Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, jacks, seals, sea fans, octopus. 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
SnoekThyrsites atun
HottentotPachymetopon blochii
Broadnose SharkNotorynchus cepedianus
RomanChrysoblephus laticeps
Cape Hope SquidLoligo reynaudii
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
PangaPterogymnus laniarius
Gas Flame NudibranchBonisa nakaza
Nearby sites
- 1Batsata Maze0.0 km
- 2Smits Reef0.2 km
- 3Horseshoe Reef0.2 km
- 4West Pinnacle0.3 km
- 5Western Pinnacle0.3 km
- 6Batsata Blinder0.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org