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Seal Dive
Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp18–22°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Seal Dive is a wall dive site near Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, jacks, dolphins, cuttlefish, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 22 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cape Hope SquidLoligo reynaudii
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus- KingklipGenypterus capensis
LeerfishLichia amia
Cape GurnardChelidonichthys capensis
Indian Ocean Humpback DolphinSousa plumbea- BluefishPomatomus saltatrix
Chub MackerelScomber japonicus
Nearby sites
- 1Deep Blinders5.7 km
- 2Dolphin's Column5.7 km
- 3Shallow Blinders5.9 km
- 4Redbait Reef5.9 km
- 5Dalgleish Bank42 km
- 6Diving the south coast of South Africa/Dalgleish Bank43 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org