Learn to Scuba Dive, Cape Town, South Africa

Scuba Diving Cape Town - South Africa

Scuba Diving in Cape Town is a must see experience. Due to our location Scuba Diving in Cape Town is a year round experience.

During the winter months, April - October, we usually dive from Cape Point in False Bay. This bay has numerous dive sites including some of Cape Towns' deeper wrecks. During the summer months, November - April, Scuba Diving in Cape Town moves to the Atlantic Ocean where we dive from Hout Bay. This time of year we dive more great wrecks, Seal Island and many stunning cold water dive sites.

With our coastline and shipping history Scuba Diving in Cape Town is a wreck diver’s paradise we highly recommend you joining us for an underwater adventure. If you want to learn more about wreck diving in Cape Town try our PADI Wreck Specialty Course.

We offer dive charters by shore or boat to all of these dive sites around Cape Town. The list of dive sites is only a taste of what we have to offer. We also dive many other dive sites around Cape Town which are not on this list and are rarely seen by other dive charter companies.

Scuba Diving Cape Town - False Bay

Smits Wrecks

Depth: 30m to 40m
There are 5 wrecks situated in the bay. These were all scuttled by the Navy to form artificial Reefs. These wrecks consist of 2 navy frigates, The SAS Transvaal and The SAS Good Hope, 2 fishing trawlers, The Princess Elizabeth and The Oratava and a diamond dredger The Rockeater. The wrecks are full of a variety of soft corals, nudibranchs, sponges and sea fans. Also see the occasional Horse Fish, Cuttle Fish and numerous others of the Cape Town fish.

Batsata Rock

Depth: 6m to 30m
The dive site is on the Cape Point side of the Smits Wrecks. The rocks make for awesome underwater scenery and with an abundance of fish it makes a great dive. There is a great chance of seeing some pelagic fish (yellow tail in particular) as well as many of the other fish common to False Bay. The Rock is also covered with colourful growth common to the area

Whittle Rock

Depth: 3m to 35m
This is an awesome dive site situated in the middle of False Bay. The site is huge and offers and wide variety of different diving from shallow to deep. The Rock formations create an awesome landscape and due to the size of the reef there is always some where different to dive. As with many of the further dive sites there is a prolific amount of sea life. Yellow tail, Sharks, Rays, Stump nose and Red Roman are common to this site.

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Scuba Diving Cape Town - Atlantic Ocean

Seal Island

Depth: 6m to 10m
A dive with the Cape Fur Seals at seal Island near Hout Bay is an absolute must for visitors to the Cape. Depending on the time of year there are between a few hundred and a few thousand seals crammed onto the island. We dive right next to the island in only 5m of water. Divers just stay on the bottom in one spot and observe the seals darting all around. Young seals are very inquisitive and will come right up to your face. This dive is a great chance to photograph seals so remember to bring your camera!

Vulcan Rock

Depth: 5m to 40m (average depth 25m)
Vulcan rock is a large pinnacle about a mile out to sea off the sentinel of Hout Bay. The reef is covered in hard and soft cold water corals which make for a stunning dive with an amazing variety of colour. There are also a large variety of nudibranchs, crayfish, hottentot, galjoen and the occasional seal. There is also a nice swim through towards the bottom of the reef. A must dive for the advanced open water diver.

The Maori

Depth: 8m to 25m
The Moari, a British cargo steam ship, was carrying a cargo of explosives, water piping and crockery from London to New Zealand when it sank in 1909. The wreck has even been dived by the likes of Jacques Coustea and due to the protection of the bay it lies in is well preserved. Today you may still find intact champagne bottles, ink bottles and other historical artifacts. Another must dive. Please don't remove anything off the wreck as it is a historical site.

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