False Bay
South Africa · Western Cape
False Bay is one of South Africa's most dramatic dive destinations, where cold nutrient-rich Atlantic upwellings meet a rugged coastline to support an extraordinary ecosystem anchored by great white sharks, Cape fur seals, and rare subtropical corals.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
17 species across the dive sites here
Egyptian Goose
Seen 20 days ago
at Shark Alley
Least concern
Black Girdled Lizard
Seen 21 days ago
at Shark Alley
Least concern
African Penguin
Seen 21 days ago
at Shark Alley
Critically endangered
Southern Double-Collared Sunbird
Seen 22 days ago
at Shark Alley
Least concern
Common Octopus
Seen 24 days ago
at Miller's Point
Least concern
Cape Fur Seal
Seen 26 days ago
at Shark Alley
Least concern
Common Ostrich
Seen 29 days ago
at Coral Gardens
Least concern
Pyjama Shark
Seen 1 month ago
at Roman Rock Lighthouse Reef
Least concern
Roman Seabream
Seen 1 month ago
at Coral Gardens
Least concern
Sea Fan (Gorgonian)
Seen 2 months ago
at Coral Gardens
Cape Knifejaw
Seen 2 months ago
at Coral Gardens
Bronze Whaler Shark
Seen 5 months ago
at Shark Alley
Vulnerable
Yellowtail Amberjack
Seen 6 months ago
at Roman Rock Lighthouse Reef
Least concern
Sevengill Shark
Seen May 2025
at Miller's Point
Vulnerable
Great White Shark
Seen year round
at Shark Alley
Vulnerable
Nudibranchs (various)
Seen year round
at Miller's Point
Ragged-Tooth Shark
Seen year round
at Roman Rock Lighthouse Reef
Critically endangered
Dive sites
Shark Alley
great white shark · bronze whaler shark · cape fur seal · african penguin
Miller's Point
common octopus · nudibranchs (various) · cape fur seal · sevengill shark
Coral Gardens
cape knifejaw · sea fan (gorgonian) · roman seabream · african penguin
Roman Rock Lighthouse Reef
ragged-tooth shark · yellowtail amberjack · pyjama shark · african penguin