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Two Oceans Kelp Tank
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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EntryBoat
Max depth8 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Two Oceans Kelp Tank is a kelp forest dive site near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 8 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, nudibranchs, dolphins, jacks, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 19 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
SnoekThyrsites atun
HottentotPachymetopon blochii
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus
PangaPterogymnus laniarius
Yellowfin TunaThunnus albacares
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Benguela DolphinCephalorhynchus heavisidii
DoppieArgyrozona argyrozona
Nearby sites
- 1Two Oceans Aquarium0.0 km
- 2Two Oceans I & J Ocean Exhibit0.0 km
- 3Oceana Power Boat Club slipway0.8 km
- 4RMS Athens1.4 km
- 5Three Anchor Bay1.9 km
- 6SS SA Seafarer2.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org