Dive Spots in Mossel Bay

Overview

Mossel Bay is one of the area’s in South Africa famous for its shark cage diving. It is possible to sit, fully geared up, inside a 2×2 meter large cage seeing the great whites being fed. Expect a huge adrenaline shock as it is not unlikely that sharks bang into the cage in their feast. It is for adventurous divers and non divers only!  Mossel Bay is a sheltered bay and has one of the mildest climates in the world, feeling like a Mediterranean-style seaside town.

The great whites roam this area from April to October and you can often see them hunting after the seal colony that live at a small island just inside the bay. Other species you can be interested in are orcas, penguins, dolphins, sea birds and migrating whales inhabit the bay between September and November. Because of the diversity and numbers of wildlife it is a marine biologist's dream to visit this place.

There are many other diving opportunities as well. Some dive sites in and outside the bay are Klein Brak River Mouth, Stingray Reef, Santos Reef, Mitch's Reef, Dolosse and Windvogel Reef.

Santos Reef
This reef forms the Western border of Mossel Bay’s main swimming beach. Depth ranges from 2-7m. A short boat ride leads to a beautiful garden of featherworms, sea fans, redbait, octopus and abundant schools of blacktail. On the edge of the reef, “Sanddollars” can be found. Please do not remove the live shells: we are only visitors in their world, their ocean is our responsibility.

Santos Wreck 
THE “Santos” was wrecked in 1874. The ship was carrying furs & timber when it ran aground during a gale force South easterly wind. The wreck is mostly covered with sand. However, the mast, anchor and chain are still visible.

Mitch’s Reef 
This reef is 8m deep. A short fun boat ride will enable you to discover the deeper side of the reef without running low on air! Orange sponges up to 3m in length, banks of sea grass and large red romans can be found.

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Windvogel