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The Pinnacles
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
The Pinnacles is a pinnacle dive site near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, bull sharks, nudibranchs, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- SoldierCheimerius nufar
- SlingerChrysoblephus puniceus
- TeraglinAtractoscion aequidens
- EnglishmanChrysoblephus anglicus
Narrow-barred Spanish MackerelScomberomorus commerson- Squaretail KobArgyrosomus thorpei
DolphinCoryphaena hippurus
False JacopeverSebastes capensis
Nearby sites
- 1Caves2.2 km
- 2Number one4.2 km
- 3Ovington Court wreck5.1 km
- 4Container8.0 km
- 5Yarningdale mark8.8 km
- 6Cooper's Light wreck8.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org