The dive site Fish Hoek Reef is an offshore rocky reef in the Fish Hoek area on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. This site is in the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area since 2004. A permit is required. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the public and are known dive locations to the locals from in and [...]
The dive site Fisherman's Beach is a shoreline rocky reef in the Oatlands area of Simon's Town on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the public and are known dive locations to the locals from in and around the area, please respect their local fauna and flora, remember limit your catch and don’t catch [...]
The dive site Finlay's Deep or Mont Blanc is an offshore rocky reef in the Castle Rocks restricted area on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. About 900 m directly offshore of Finlay's point This site is in a Marine Protected Area (2009). A permit is required. The site is entirely inside the Castle Rocks Restricted Zone. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are [...]
These sites are options for all levels of open water diver as there is enough reef above 18 m to keep you busy. They are also a pleasant alternative to other nearby sites, and could be used to reduce the ecological impact of frequent diving on the other sites of the area. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the public and are known dive locations to the locals from in and around the [...]
The dive sites Graeme's Spot and The Jambles, Finlays' Pinnacles and Carnaby Street Pinnacle are a group of sites on an inshore, rocky reef, in the Partridge Point area of the Castle Rocks marine reserve on the Cape Peninsula, near Simon's Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the public and are known dive locations to the locals from in and around the area, please [...]
The dive sites Graeme's Spot and The Jambles, Finlays' Pinnacles and Carnaby Street Pinnacle are a group of sites on an inshore, rocky reef, in the Partridge Point area of the Castle Rocks marine reserve on the Cape Peninsula, near Simon's Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the public and are known dive locations to the locals from in and around the area, please [...]
The dive site Finlay's Point or Jenga Reef is an inshore rocky reef in the Castle Rocks restricted zone on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The site is sometimes used as an alternative when conditions are found to be unsuitable on the planned site further south on the peninsula, as visibility here has been considerably better on those occasions. There is more extensive reef in this [...]
The dive site Fan Reef, also known as Fantastic Reef, is a small offshore rocky reef in the Castle Rocks area on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. A small relatively low area of moderately deep reef, close to the Miller's Point slipway. The site is about half way between Miller's Point and Castle Rocks and reaches the 30 m depth contour. It is about 1.1 km [...]
This is not a popular dive site, but it is the base for the biennial Cape Town Dive Festival, and the water is suitable for testing equipment and buoyancy before a boat dive. Access is easy, using the concrete stairways to the north-east of the clubhouse garden at the braai (barbecue) area or the main slipway. Some years there is a coastal cleanup dive on the moorings, and volunteers pick up the junk that has been dropped from the boats [...]
The site is seldom dived, as it is far from the nearest launch sites, and relatively close to Seal Island where Great White sharks are frequently seen predating on the Cape fur seals which breed there. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the public and are known dive locations to the locals from in and around the area, please respect their local fauna and flora, remember limit your catch and don’t catch your [...]