Western Cape

Seven Blinders (★4.2)

Seven Blinders is situated in the north-eastern side of the saldanha bay harbour area. It is accessed by boat and has an old wreck that is scattered over the seabed among rock formations. The entry point is marked by south Cardenal Buoy.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Langebaan Main Beach - Cuttle Fish Alley (★3.4)

This dive site is opposite the main beach of Langebaan and it is recommended that it is a boat dive. Best time to dive is in the lull of the Tides.

Mares

Yacht club (★3.0)

Langebaan Yacht club Dive site is accessible only in the week working days and NPA permission is needed . Best time to dive is on the lull of the tides. The tidal current is strong there.

Shark Explorers, 7975 Simons Town

Partridge Point (★4.3)

Also known as Seal Rock. This site is at the southern edge of the Castle Rocks restricted zone, within the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area, where no fishing has been permitted for many years, and the result can be seen in the numbers of fish.

Impact Divers, 7975 Cape Town

Ark Rock (★4.2)

Named for the large rock of the same name on the SAN charts. 550m north of Penguin Point. This is the biggest rock close offshore in Simon’s Town area, and it is unmistakable as a landmark.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Simon’s Town Harbor (★3.8)

This site is an interesting site as you will enter the water at the yacht club and swim under the moored boats and will navigate to a wreck from a boat that sunk while moored. The site has a max depth of 10m and, because of the boat coming in and out the turbidity is high and often viz isn’t great.

Aqualung

SAS Goodhope, wreck (★4.2)

Structure is unstable. Scorpion fish has been spotted, Max depth is 36m of depth. This wreck is the 2nd southern wreck of Smitswinkel bay, Main deck was about 25 m before slowly staring to collapse. Visibility is usually bad around the 20 m mark but clears up upon getting to the deck of the shipwreck.

Mares

Atlantis Reef Pinnacles (★4.3)

Atlantis Reef is a section of the granite reef of the Castle Rocks restricted zone, so the marine life has been protected for many years and is flourishing. The two massive pinnacles mark the site and are known as the Pillars of Hercules.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Langebaan Training Area (★4.9)

Langebaan divers training area. This is situated in the Mykonos Marina and is where we do our confined water session training. Max depth 3m and min 2m.

Impact Divers, 7975 Cape Town

SAS Pietermaritzburg, wreck (★4.2)

This wreck is situated the Miller’s Point area. This is an easily accessible wreck in fair condition, but deteriorating rapidly. The wreck is of some historical interest but is not protected by legislation. The wreck is mostly intact and lies at 22m with the highest point being at about 18m depending on tides.

Impact Divers, 7975 Cape Town

Outer Photographers Reef (★4.4)

This is just one of the many smaller offshore reefs in the 20 to 30m depth range that can be found along the coast of False Bay south of the Roman Rock reef complex, where there are a moderate number of scattered granite outcrops of various sizes, many of which are virtually unknown.

Mares

Barrack Rock (★4.8)

Barack rock is a deep dive site only accessible by boat. Barack rock is a pinnacle formation with two different depths, about 25m on the north side and bout 30m on the south side. the peak of the pinnacle is approximately 3m on low tide.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

SS Oratava, wreck (★4.2)

Highest point on the wreck is about 23 m at the top of the funnel. The vessel has an asymmetrical superstructure, the wreck is in a unstable condition. There is a long raised quarter deck, with a small wheelhouse. The front and top of the wheelhouse is gone leaving the superstructure open.

Impact Divers, 7975 Cape Town

MV Antipolis, wreck (★4.2)

This wreck can be accessed from shore as you enter the water, sim on the surface for about 60m as descending on the wreck the depth is approximately 7m and as you follow the wreck it drops to 20m at the deepest part during high tide. The wreck has a large open area to swim into to view the inside of the wreck.

Scubapro

SS Maori, wreck (★4.3)

This wreck was a typical cargo vessel that wrecked due to thick fog. The maximum depth on the sand is 21m and depth averages at 13m. The wreck is fairly intact although some parts have worn over the years. The wreck starts of shallower and drops off as you follow the wreck out which creates a good multilevel dive.

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