All Divers meet and join there Dive boats from Miller's Point.These boat dives can be booked from any of the dozens of Dive shops in and around Cape Town.To reach Millers point you take the coastal road through Simonstown.The turnoff is signposted to the left.and immediately visible is the large tarred parking area.Here you kit up and proceed down to the slipway.All the dive boats leave from here to get one of the dozen or so frequented boat dive sites.
how?
By boat
distance
Good boat time (< 30min)
easy to find?
Easy to find
More Details
week crowd
week-end crowd
dangers
- Boat trafic
Dive site Characteristics
Quality
dive site quality
Good
experience
CMAS * / OW
bio interest
Interesting
Dive site infos
average depth
20 m / 65.6 ft
max depth
24 m / 78.7 ft
current
Low ( < 1 knots)
visibility
Medium ( 5 - 10 m)
dive type
- Reef
Dive site activities
- Marine biology - Dive training - Orientation - Photography
Outer Castle.This is the boat dive in line with the shore dive Castle Rock hence named outer Castle.
About a 15-20min boat trip form Millers.The dive starts around a large rock a couple of meters below the surface.Average depth about 20 meters.You can swim around the Rock or swim off along one of the rock gully's that run off shoreward and seaward.Large Gorgonian sea fans line the ridges and attached them the magnificent Basket stars.Fish follow the divers waiting for a snack,some divers feed them.
The rock is bell shaped and a small air filled cavity exists,just big enough for two heads. Always fun to pop in with a buddy and have a chat.
