Long Beach Simons Town

★★★★☆ (3,498)

Due to the shape of the harbour, Long Beach is well protected from most winds and waves. This dive site has a maximum depth of about 18 meters. This dive site does not require a boat ride and is a great shore dive.

Expect to see pineapple fish, crown crab, blue fin gurnard, shaggy sea hare, biscuit skate, sea squirts, octopus and stingrays box jellyfish. Sharks are rarely found at Long Beach.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Octopus

559 Sightings
J
39
F
47
M
31
A
40
M
40
J
41
J
47
A
29
S
44
O
80
N
51
D
70

Crab

292 Sightings
J
25
F
20
M
10
A
10
M
23
J
25
J
33
A
25
S
31
O
42
N
23
D
25

Stingrays

65 Sightings
J
0
F
24
M
0
A
13
M
11
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
17

Nudibranch

32 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
0
J
11
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
10

Pipefish

26 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
13
N
0
D
0