Simon's Town sits on the western shore of False Bay and serves as a well-equipped base for Cape Town diving, with nine sites in the database covering kelp forest, reef, pinnacle, and wreck diving. Depths run from very shallow to around twenty-two metres, and entry options span shore, boat, and combined access. Leopard catsharks, common octopus, crowned nudibranchs, and long-nosed fur seals are among the regularly recorded species, and the site list includes named wrecks such as the Clan Stuart and the Brunswick. Twelve operators are listed, reflecting the area's role as the region's main diving hub.
Monthly water temperature across Simon's Town's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water in False Bay is cool throughout the year, peaking in summer around seventeen to eighteen degrees Celsius and dropping to its lowest in mid-winter. Conditions across the bay are often best from autumn through winter, when visibility at many sites improves and surface chop settles.
12 operators
Water temperature around Simon's Town ranges from about 15°C in April to 18°C in January, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 18°C) a 5mm suit is comfortable in Simon's Town; in the coldest months (about 15°C) step up to a 7mm or semi-dry suit.
Fin maps 9 sites in Simon's Town (9 scuba diving sites).
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