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Whale Rock
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Whale Rock is a dive site near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, dolphins, lobsters, mola mola, nudibranchs. 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
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus
Benguela DolphinCephalorhynchus heavisidii
Cape Rock LobsterJasus lalandii
Mola MolaMola mola
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Super KlipfishClinus superciliosus
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
Nearby sites
- 1SS Hypatia0.2 km
- 2MV Daeyang Family - engine block0.7 km
- 3MV Daeyang Family0.7 km
- 4Robben Island steamer wreck2.1 km
- 5Bos 400 Wreck2.6 km
- 6MV Afrikaner3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org