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Robben Island steamer wreck
Robben Island steamer wreck Gilia · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Max depth38 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Robben Island steamer wreck is a wreck dive site near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 38 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
- 1Bos 400 Wreck1.3 km
- 2MV Afrikaner1.3 km
- 3SS Hypatia1.9 km
- 4Whale Rock2.1 km
- 5MV Daeyang Family - engine block2.6 km
- 6MV Daeyang Family2.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org