Diving the east coast of South Africa Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Diving the east coast of South Africa
The water of the east coast is warm with temperatures rising to up to 28ºC in summer and ranging between 18 and 24ºC in winter. Visibility is generally good though many sites can be affected by river runoff in the summer rainy season. Current can be strong depending on how close the swift Agulhas Current pushes inshore, and surge depends on wave period and dive depth. Many sites are best suited to drift dives with a dive leader carrying a marker buoy which the dive boat follows. For the purposes of describing the distribution of dive sites in South Africa, the east coast is considered to be east of the Mbashe River mouth at32°15′S28°54′E, where the ecoregions of the south and east coasts are deemed to meet. It is an arbitrary distinction, but one used by marine ecologists. Launches are fr
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