BALCONY
South Africa, Western Cape
Balcony is a quiet dive site that is mostly used as a training site. It's a shallow and sheltered dive spot with almost always pleasant conditions. Balcony consists of sandy bottoms, rocks and kelp forests full of invertebrates. It's not a dive site where you will find a lot of large marine life. Yet there is more than enough to discover. You'll see cuttlefish, jellyfish, sponges and various sorts of nudibranch.
Particulars
Balcony is accessible from the shore. The road from the parking lot to the water is rocky. There are two entry point, both located in a sheltered spot. Dive in westerly direction to discover the dive area of Balcony.
Warnings
Balcony is located on a rocky shore. Difficult rocky entry points. The surf can increase significantly in northwest winds.
BALCONY Features
- Nicknames
- Balcony
- Address
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Parking
- Sufficient parking
- Distance
- 150 m.
- Suitable for
- All levels, scuba diving practice
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- None
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive, reef dive
- Current
- Limited
- Visibility
- 5 - 15 m.
- Average visibility
- 8 m.
- Depth
- 10 m.
- Bottom
- rotsen,zand
- Life
- Cuttlefish, nudibranch, comb jelly, red gurnard
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting
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