Latest dive conditions

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Each day has produced varying dive conditions, depending on the location. We currently have a very calm ocean with 2 small south westerlies coming through, but not enough to shift the chilly bottom temperature that we currently have of 19 degrees C. Mid water to surface temperature is around 23-24 degrees C and visibility ranging […]

This week of shark dives

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As mentioned, we have had an amazing 4 days of shark diving with 3 tiger sharks sighted on each day and yesterday, a stunning 4m female with amazing attitude coming in on the dive.  What a present after these amazing days of shark diving. This particular female decided that we were more than worthy of […]

Last few days shark dives

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AMAZING AMAZING SHARK DIVES OF LATE……………………..   Yesterday was an outstanding shark dive, with warmer & cleaner water at 8m.  We had a shy female tiger shark that made an appearance and then would disappear, only to re-appear again many times.  Total number of Black tip sharks were around 40. Today’s shark dive was a […]

Sardine Run 2011

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If you have not booked your space on the boat with us, now is the time to do it. Our first trip is sold out and the latest update from down south is that large shoals of sardines have been sighted off St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape. This bodes well for a good run this […]

Aliwal Shoal dive Wednesday 23rd Feb

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With great viz to greet us and much warmer waters, we enjoyed a great “drift” dive between Raggie Cave and way beyond Cathedral.  A shunting north-south current prevailed, however the great viz and warmer waters made the dive spectacular. The 2nd dive produced a blacktip shark on descent, bottlenose dolphin whilst we were on scuba […]

Dive conditions on the up

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After the spate of poor viz and cold water, our dive conditions are on the up!!!!!  Whoohoo!!! We currently have viz ranging from 15 – 30m, depending on the site, water temperatures between 24 – 26 degrees C with a north-south current. Patchy ice cold water is still about in places, where the viz drops […]

Umzimayi wall & Fern Coral Sunday 20th Feb

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The most spectacular dive was had at Umzimayi Wall!!!!! As if the large shoals of tropical amberjacks (Sangora”s) were not enough, the round ribbon tail rays in formation on descent and whilst on the dive, finding the longnose hawkfish nestled in it’s hidey hold and the juvenile clown triggerfish, along comes Mrs Tiger shark gliding […]

This weekend

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Despite the ongoing presence of the beasterly easterly wind and the on/off viz that we hve been experiencing of late, we enjoyed a fantastic dive to Hammer this weekend.  2 dives were done here with 1-19m depth viz of around 2m (serious) and then below 19m, it opened up to the most incredible viz of […]