Diving the west coast of South Africa Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Diving the west coast of South Africa
In comparison with the tropical waters more familiar to many divers, the water is cold–it can be anywhere from about 20ºC down to 8ºC. It can be dark, and visibility can vary considerably–8m is considered fairly good, though it occasionally exceeds 20m, and less than 3m is considered bad. Locals generally consider 5m to be the lower limit of acceptability for recreational diving, but visitors with limited time available may have little option if they want to get a dive or two in during their stay, and some of the service providers will accommodate diving on days when the locals will do something else. Significant bottom currents are rare but surface currents can be sufficient to cause problems for divers who delay descent, and one can drift a long way during decompression. Surge is common
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