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Stef's Reef Ridge
Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Stef's Reef Ridge is a reef dive site near Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, seals, lobsters, 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
- Puffadder ShysharkHaploblepharus edwardsii
- Gas Flame NudibranchBonisa nakaza
- Cape Rock LobsterJasus lalandii
- Silver KobArgyrosomus inodorus
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus- Spotted Gully SharkTriakis megalopterus
- Dark ShysharkHaploblepharus pictus
- HottentotPachymetopon blochii
Nearby sites
- 1Bruce's Mark0.9 km
- 2Windtoy Reef1.1 km
- 3Sandy-top Ridge1.2 km
- 4Bruce's Mark Western Pinnacle1.3 km
- 5Western Pinnacle1.3 km
- 6Off-Whittle Ridge1.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org