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The Rock
Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa
LevelTech and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
The Rock is a dive site near Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. A technical dive. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, lobsters, dolphins. 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- Cape HakeMerluccius capensis
Cape Hope SquidLoligo reynaudii- Biscuit SkateRaja straeleni
- Cape DoryZeus capensis
Cape ElephantfishCallorhinchus capensis
Cape GurnardChelidonichthys capensis
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org