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Castle Rocks is situated just before the Cape Point Nature Reserve.Travelling from Cape town you will pass through Fishhoek and Simons town.The Coastal drive in itself is a tourist attraction.After the Millers Point turn off you will see a large outcrop of rocks.Not to hard to see why they are called Castle Rocks.Parking is on the side of the Road,about 15 meters above sea level,so you kit up here and walk down to the entry spot |
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how? | From shore |
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distance | Short walk from shore (< 5min) |
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easy to find? | Easy to find |
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week crowd |
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Few divers |
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dangers |
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Dive site Characteristics |
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alternative name | Castle |
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Quality |
| | dive site quality | Great |
| | experience | All divers |
| | bio interest | Interesting |
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Dive site infos |
| | average depth | 10 m / 32.8 ft |
| | max depth | 18 m / 59.1 ft |
| | current | Low ( < 1 knots) |
| | visibility | Good ( 10 - 30 m) |
| | dive type | - Reef
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- Marine biology
- Children dive
- Night dive
- First dive
- Dive training
- Snorkeling / Free diving
- Orientation
- Photography
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Author: Howard Steele
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| | Castle Rocks cleans up with a North westerly and South Westerly wind,and on good days the viz is more than 20meters.Next to the Castle Rocks are some smaller rocks that curve out to sea creating a sheltered bay.The sheltered Bay varies in depth from 3-7meters and is ideal for snorkelling and Training dives.Once you leave the Bay and drop down the rocky reefs you can get about 18meters.The outside of the sheltered bay can become surgy so care should be taken with novice divers on the change of the tide.This area has been a marine reserve for years so all the Delights of False bay can all be seen in one dive.There are quite a few different fish species the obvious are the Red Roman,John Brown,the Cape Knife jaw,Zebra's,Streepies and of course the National fish the Galjoen.Three species of shy shark,Gully shark and Soupfin are regularly spotted the juvenile Dusky's put in a rare appearance.
Large orange wall sponges jut out along the walls and thousands of micro organisms create stunning colours along the dive.Gas flame Nudibranchs and the cape dorid are some of the numerous nudibranchs to be seen.
Castle rocks is one of the best shore dives on the Peninsula.
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 34° 15.26805' S |
| GPS Long. | 18° 28.51622' E |
| Precision | Approximate |
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Castle Rocks, South Africa
By Steeler, 2007-09-02 14:36:58
DATE…02/09/07….
Dive location…Castle Rocks………….
DIVETIME…45Min……….
MAX DEPTH…12m…..
L/M.Temp..16..Vis.5-10++....
Divers: Howard Steele,Sean and Kyl
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