Four Buoy, Sodwana Bay
★★★★☆
(1,381)
Although popular for students and beginner divers, this site’s ledges and swim-throughs offer something for everyone. The topography is varied with large sand gullies to investigate and shoals of sweepers can be found hiding under the rocky outcrops and small caves. This dive site is only accessible via boat. The average depth is 9m with a maximum depth of 12 m - perfect for all beginner divers.
Marine life that you can see here include bluespotted ribbontail ray, nudibranchs, chromodoris sp., honeycomb moray eels, lionfish, loggerhead turtle, redfang triggerfish, emperor angelfish and yellow-edge lyretail.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
130 Sightings
J
14
F
8
M
10
A
13
M
12
J
0
J
8
A
5
S
8
O
17
N
14
D
21
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
64 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
6
J
0
J
12
A
6
S
0
O
16
N
8
D
11
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Loggerhead Turtle
61 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
5
J
14
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
8
D
22
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
33 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
13
N
7
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
287 Sightings
J
19
F
18
M
15
A
29
M
20
J
10
J
24
A
12
S
23
O
49
N
24
D
44
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
267 Sightings
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17
F
16
M
12
A
23
M
19
J
11
J
30
A
11
S
19
O
47
N
21
D
41
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
158 Sightings
J
13
F
13
M
0
A
12
M
12
J
5
J
18
A
8
S
10
O
20
N
15
D
32
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
143 Sightings
J
12
F
7
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
0
J
16
A
6
S
15
O
28
N
22
D
26
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 85
iStock-mirecca
Surgeonfish
138 Sightings
J
11
F
10
M
0
A
9
M
13
J
5
J
15
A
6
S
9
O
23
N
16
D
21
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
121 Sightings
J
9
F
8
M
0
A
9
M
10
J
5
J
15
A
0
S
6
O
15
N
23
D
21
