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 Cape Town

South Africa, Western Cape

English (Translate this text in English): Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

English (Translate this text in English): Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

English (Translate this text in English): Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

English (Translate this text in English): Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

English (Translate this text in English): Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

English (Translate this text in English): Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

English (Translate this text in English): Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

English (Translate this text in English): Cape Town offers excellent diving oppertunity all year round, seeing that the peninsula has the Atlantic ocean on the one side (Better for diving during summer months) and the Indian ocean on the other side (better for winter dives).
Around the peninsula there are also many great diving reefs, wrecks, and underwater playgrounds.
The whole of the Cape Peninsula has been declared a Marine Protected Area, and fishing or collecting bait is completely prohebited. One should obtain a scuba permit from the local post office before entering the water as a SCUBA diver.
Being a nature reserve, the dive spots in the peninsula are in prestime condition, with abundant fish and plant life.
Dives around the cape will be remember by the magnificent kelp forests in which aquatic life is abundent.

Cape town diving has two distinctive sub-zones for diving,as it is situated on a peninsula the diving is either on the Atlantic or the Indian:
- Atlantic Seaboard
- False bay, Indian Ocean

This is an important factor as we dive different sides different months of the year,due to prevailing winds.This is important info as the temperature of the water differs by as much as 10°C from one side to the other.

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Seasons
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Climate                        
Air temp. 82°F
28-32°C
82°F
28-32°C
79°F
26-30°C
79°F
26-30°C
75°F
24-28°C
64°F
18-28°C
61°F
16-24°C
61°F
16-24°C
61°F
16-24°C
61°F
16-24°C
68°F
20-29°C
82°F
28-32°C
Water temp. 43°F
6-12°C
43°F
6-12°C
43°F
6-12°C
43°F
6-12°C
43°F
6-12°C
54°F
12-16°C
54°F
12-16°C
54°F
12-16°C
54°F
12-18°C
55°F
13-18°C
43°F
6-14°C
43°F
6-12°C
Equipment
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Quality Avg depth Max depth Experience Dive type
A Frame 6 / - 16.4 ft 39.4 ft
Antipolis Wreck 3 / 1 13.1 ft 32.8 ft
Blue Rock Quarry - / - 65.6 ft 164 ft
Boulder's Rock - / - 19.7 ft 32.8 ft
Buffels Bay - / - 19.7 ft 32.8 ft
Castle Rocks 4 / - 32.8 ft 59.1 ft
Clan Stuart Wreck 4 / - 16.4 ft 29.5 ft
Justins Caves 4 / 1 23 ft 55.8 ft
Millers Point 3 / - 16.4 ft 32.8 ft
Outer Castle - / - 65.6 ft 78.7 ft
Pyramid Rocks 4 / - 32.8 ft 45.9 ft
RMS Athens Wreck - / - 16.4 ft 23 ft
Sandy Cove 3 / 1 6.6 ft 13.1 ft
Seal Island - / - ft 6.6 ft
Star walls - / - 65.6 ft 105 ft
Strawberry Rocks 3 / - 26.2 ft 49.2 ft
The Aster 3 / - 88.6 ft 91.9 ft
The Maori Wreck - / - 65.6 ft 82 ft
The Oakburn Wreck - / - 65.6 ft 82 ft
The Romelia Wreck - / - 39.4 ft 82 ft
Two Oceans Aquarium - / - 16.4 ft 19.7 ft
Windmill Beach 5 / - 26.2 ft 32.8 ft

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Justins Caves
By Klipvis
Dec 12, 2010
- Duik na werk saam met Jaco Mooi skoon water tot mens deur die caves swem, verander na rooi murkey water. groot skool Hotties Sien vir Brad en Shaun na duik, van Mike Seleck se dae.
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Windmill Beach
By NeilSlater
Dec 31, 2009
OW Dive - After getting our weight / boyency sorted out on two previous short dives we entered the left hand shore, swam around and exited on the right hand shore. I saw a lot of different fishes, alone and in schools. I saw a pyjama shark, seal, crabfi
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Justins Caves
By Steen
Nov 16, 2009
Justin's Cave -
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Windmill Beach
By vheyn
Feb 1, 2009
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Trip: Cape Town I
By Steen
From Nov 14, 2009 to Nov 16, 2009

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