Pyramid Rocks

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africareef11 m maxbeginner

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Pyramid Rocks — Pachymetopon blochii and Ecklonia maxima P4110371Photo by Peter Southwood · CC BY-SA 4.0

Conditions & tides

Pyramid RocksCape Town · 11 m

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind6 kn SE

Current~0.4 kn NE · model

Swell

1.1 m · 6s · SSE

Water

14 °C

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 07:00 AM & 07:15 PM local

Sunrise 05:32 AM · Sunset 05:42 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.9 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Pyramid Rocks lies along the Cape Peninsula coastline near Cape Town, in the Western Cape region of South Africa, an area shaped by the cold Atlantic waters that run along this side of the peninsula. Dive sites in this stretch are typically reached by boat out of nearby harbours such as Hout Bay or Simon's Town. The site sits over a reef bottom with a maximum depth of around 11 metres, and is rated a beginner dive.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandiReported here · unconfirmed
Gasflame NudibranchBonisa nakazaReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias africanaReported here · unconfirmed

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