Learn to Scuba Dive, Cape Town, South Africa

Scuba Diving Cape Town, South Africa - False Bay

False Bay Reef Dives

Outer Castle

Depth: 15m to 21m
Outer Castle is a blinder which can be seen breaking at low tide. The dive site is really beautiful with a great rock structure. There is even an air filled cave within the structure which you can surface in. The reef life is very colourful and abundant of life. This site has an abundance of False Bay fish life including Yellow tail, Rays, John browns, stump nose and Gully Sharks.

Partridge Point

Depth: 15m to 20m
This dive consists of many large caverns and swim throughs making for a really interesting Dive. The rocks are covered with interesting and colourful growth. There is also the possibility of seals as there is a small colony nearby.

Castle Rock

Depth: 8m to 15m
The site is found in the marine reserve, with prolific sea life including Red Roman, Stump nose, Hottento, a large variety of Nudibranchs and the usual False Bay abundance of colour.

Excellent night dive.

Pyramid Rock

Depth: 8m to 12m
Pyramid Rock is a really interesting dive site. The site has awesome topography with many interesting swim throughs and overhangs to look into. There is an abundance of corals and colourful invertebrate life and the site teems with Reef fish and Gully sharks. If you head away from the rock towards the Boat Club you'll have an interesting kelp forest dive and eventually come to some sandy patches where it is possible to see Cow sharks. The site is also full of small octopus, Pyjama sharks and Shy sharks.

Boat Rock

Depth: 10m to 22m
This site has many overhangs and gullies and is known for its large colourful sea fans, sponges and gorgonians and basket stars. The usual colourful invertebrates common to False Bay are in abundance here.

False Bay Wreck Dives

SAS Pietermaritzburg

Depth: 16m to 22m
This wreck was scuttled by the Navy to form an artificial reef. The wreck makes for a really interesting dive with loads of life. There is the opportunity to see Cuttlefish, Octopus, Nudibranchs and even Yellow tail on the odd occasion.

SAS Fleur (1965)

Depth: 40m
A naval boom defence vessel sunk in 1965. This dive is for experienced wreck divers only. Max depth is 40m so nitrox is recommended. It is in the middle of False Bay about 25 minutes from Millers Point and about 2 miles off Seal Island. There are plenty of big reef fish, pyjama sharks and catfish on the wreck and the possibility of encountering Great White Sharks and seals.

The Clan Stuart (1914)

Depth: 5m - 8m
During a Southeast gale November 1914, the British Turret Steamer, carrying coal, lost its anchors and sank. Most of the ship is broken up, but the engine block and propeller shaft are still visible. Marine growth, fish and invertebrates cover her remains. There is also the opportunity to see one of Cape Town’s rarer fish, the doublesash butterfly fish.