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Shore entry

Vogelsteen

Western Cape, South Africa
Shore entry7mm or semi-dry + hood typical

Vogelsteen at a glance

Vogelsteen is a shore dive site in Western Cape, South Africa. Typically most favorable Mar · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 14°C (57°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Marine model · graded 14h ago
2.6 mwaves — about two and a half meters expected

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 14°C · seasonal avg 14°C

Dive windows this week

Best: Fri
Tue
Wed
Thu8:00–19:00
Fri8:00–19:00
Sat8:00–19:00
Sun8:00–19:00
Mon15:00–19:00

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

First light 7:13 · Sunrise 7:40 · Sunset 18:01

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 6.0 km from site · graded 14h ago

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.

Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

  1. Jan44%18°C1.7 m
  2. Feb39%18°C1.9 m
  3. Mar46%17°C1.7 m
  4. Apr37%16°C1.9 m
  5. May24%15°C2.1 m
  6. Jun20%15°C2.4 m
  7. Jul23%14°C2.5 m
  8. Aug24%14°C2.3 m
  9. Sep22%15°C2.3 m
  10. Oct40%16°C1.9 m
  11. Nov33%17°C1.8 m
  12. Dec42%18°C1.8 m

March hastypically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site, by month

Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

  • Antiopella capensis recorded here Dec (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Dendrodoris caesia recorded here Dec (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Ectopleura crocea recorded here Dec (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Eunicella albicans recorded here Dec (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Eunicella tricoronata recorded here Dec (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Scyllarides elisabethae recorded here Dec (1 record)

    most recent 2013

  • Syngnathus acus recorded here Dec (1 record)

    most recent 2013

Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.

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Site details

shoreline dive site at Gordon's Bay on the False Bay west coast

No hazards recorded for this site yet — that never means there are none. Ask a local operator before you dive.


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