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Pinnacles Sodwana
Pinnacles · Hlalanathi, South Africa
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EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Pinnacles Sodwana is a pinnacle dive site near Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, stingrays, jacks, moray eels, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Silver MoonyMonodactylus argenteus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
- Striped ThreadfinPolydactylus plebeius
- Common Bluestripe SnapperLutjanus kasmira
- Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
- Jarbua TeraponTerapon jarbua
- StonebreamNeoscorpis lithophilus
Nearby sites
- 1Trenches - 2 Mile Reef0.2 km
- 2Roonies0.3 km
- 3Bikini0.3 km
- 4Deep Sponge - 2 Mile Reef0.6 km
- 5Coral Gardens0.7 km
- 6Four Buoy, Sodwana Bay0.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org