Castor Rock is close to the launch site at False Bay Yacht Club and the Simon's Town jetty, and is relatively sheltered from southwesterly swell. The site is shallow and suited to entry level divers, but has areas of high profile scenic topography. 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 [...]
Castor Rock is close to the launch site at False Bay Yacht Club and the Simon's Town jetty, and is relatively sheltered from southwesterly swell. The site is shallow and suited to entry level divers, but has areas of high profile scenic topography. 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 [...]
The dive sites at Castle Rocks and Parson's Nose are a group of inshore rocky reef areas 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. This site is entirely inside the Castle Rocks Restricted Zone in the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area (2004). A permit is required. It is one of the best shore entry diving areas on the Cape [...]
Caravan Reef is a large area of granite reef to the north east of the slipway at Miller's Point, and as such is very close to the launch area. One would think that it would be a popular dive site, but it is largely unexplored, unlike the adjacent wreck of the SAS Pietermaritzburg, which is one of the most frequently dived sites on the Cape Peninsula. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the [...]
Caravan Reef is a large area of granite reef to the north east of the slipway at Miller's Point, and as such is very close to the launch area. One would think that it would be a popular dive site, but it is largely unexplored, unlike the adjacent wreck of the SAS Pietermaritzburg, which is one of the most frequently dived sites on the Cape Peninsula. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the [...]
Castor Rock is close to the launch site at False Bay Yacht Club and the Simon's Town jetty, and is relatively sheltered from southwesterly swell. The site is shallow and suited to entry level divers, but has areas of high profile scenic topography. 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 [...]
Caravan Reef is a large area of granite reef to the north east of the slipway at Miller's Point, and as such is very close to the launch area. One would think that it would be a popular dive site, but it is largely unexplored, unlike the adjacent wreck of the SAS Pietermaritzburg, which is one of the most frequently dived sites on the Cape Peninsula. These areas are situated along the South African Coast and are accessible to the [...]
The Cape Matapan was a steam powered fishing boat of the Irvin and Johnson fleet, built in 1925, which was slowly returning to Cape Town harbour in heavy fog in 1960 when it was accidentally rammed by another vessel leaving the harbour. The Matapan sank rapidly, but all the crew were rescued by the other vessel, which made it back to the harbour. The position of the wreck was not accurately known due to the conditions at the time of [...]
Canyon is a relatively deep site first named in 2013, and may be diveable when the other sites nearby have too much surge. Reports from divers suggest that the site has spectacular topography, and good biodiversity. 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 [...]
Buffels Bay Between the slipway at Buffels Bay and the small sandy beach just to the north. This site is in a Marine Protected Area (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 around the area, please respect their local fauna and flora, remember limit your catch and don’t catch your limit.