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Simons Town
Inhambane, Imhambane Province, Mozambique
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Water bodyMozambique Channel
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Simons Town is a reef dive site near Inhambane, Mozambique, in the Mozambique Channel. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes whale sharks, nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus, hammerhead sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Ornate Spiny LobsterPanulirus ornatus
Grass OctopusPinnoctopus macropus
Scalloped HammerheadSphyrna lewini
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Smooth HammerheadSphyrna zygaena
Nearby sites
- 1Marble Arch0.9 km
- 2Amphitheater1.6 km
- 3Praia Da Rocha3.9 km
- 4Sherwood Forest4.0 km
- 5Krakatoa4.5 km
- 6Manta Reef Tofo4.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org