Diving at Seal Island

The dive site Seal Island is an offshore site in the northern False Bay, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Understand edit

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#Understand

This is a place you go to see Great White sharks.

This site is not in a Marine Protected Area (2004). A permit is not required.

The island where the seals breed has been known as Seal Island for a long time, and is identified by that name on the official maps

Shallow - less than 2 m in the cage.

The island and offshore reefs are granite of the Peninsula pluton, and have the familiar rounded look of other similar outcrops.

Geology: Late Pre-Cambrian granite of the Peninsula pluton.

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#Boat dives

Boat dive with licensed Shark Cage Diving charter.

The site is about 12 km from Kalk Bay harbour, ?? km from Simon's Town Jetty, 14 km from Miller's Point, or 25 km from Harbour Island, Gordon's Bay

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#The marine ecology

These dives are for one purpose only: to see sharks. Other fish may be attracted to the bait, but this is not what you do this dive to see.

Get in the cage, watch for sharks, get out again. Repeat if you have the time.

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#Stay safe

No significant hazards as you dive in the cage.

No special skills required. Cage dives are usually done on snorkel.

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#Equipment

All you need is wet suit, weights, mask, snorkel and camera

Seal Island and other offshore dive sites of False Bay

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