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Protea Banks

Protea Banks Northern Shark Caves · Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

EntryBoat

Max depth29 m

LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up

Water bodyIndian Ocean

Water temp22–26°C

Estimated from climate dataYear-round

About this site

Protea Banks is a cave dive site near Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 29 m. Commonly reported marine life includes hammerhead sharks, reef sharks, bull sharks, tiger sharks, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 26 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Blacktip SharkCarcharhinus limbatus
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Cape Rock LobsterJasus lalandii
Giant GuitarfishRhynchobatus djiddensis
Goldlined SeabreamRhabdosargus sarba
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Scalloped HammerheadSphyrna lewini
Silver GruntPomadasys argenteus

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org