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SATS General Botha
HMS Thames · Muizenberg, Western Cape, South Africa
Max depth54 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
SATS General Botha is a wreck dive site near Muizenberg, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 54 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, nudibranchs, sea fans, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
SnoekThyrsites atun
RomanChrysoblephus laticeps
HottentotPachymetopon blochii
White StumpnoseRhabdosargus globiceps
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix- TeraglinAtractoscion aequidens
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Chub MackerelScomber japonicus
Nearby sites
- 1GB Reef2.6 km
- 2SAS Bloemfontein3.1 km
- 3South Island Reef3.9 km
- 4Bill Liltved's Reef4.7 km
- 5Windtoy Reef4.9 km
- 6Stef's Reef Ridge5.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org