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Ribbon Reef - 5 Mile
¼ Mile Reef · Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Ribbon Reef - 5 Mile is a reef dive site near Hlalanathi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. 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
- 1Gordon’s Drop - 5 Mile Reef0.7 km
- 2Teddy Bears1.0 km
- 3Waynes World2.5 km
- 4Unicorn Reef 2 Mile Reef3.0 km
- 5Simon's Cave3.0 km
- 6Two Mile Reef Sodwana3.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org