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MV Afrikaner
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Max depth50 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
MV Afrikaner is a wreck dive site near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 50 m. 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
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
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
- 1Robben Island steamer wreck1.3 km
- 2Bos 400 Wreck2.1 km
- 3Nerine3.1 km
- 4SS Hypatia3.2 km
- 5Tristania3.2 km
- 6Whale Rock3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org