Pinnacle
down to 12 m
Pinnacles
A shallow Two Mile Reef site of underwater pillars, highlighted by the 5 m Old Woman Pinnacle and busy with zebra sea bream.
- Open Water
Advanced≤30 m
Ribbon (Five Mile Reef)
Dive site in Sodwana Bay, South Africa
Named for the ribbon eels often seen around it, this Five Mile Reef site also hosts a magnificent anemone, blacktip reef sharks and turtles.
- Max depth
- 19 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Sep
The dive
A dive. Known for blacktip reef sharks, turtles and schooling pelagics.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: coraldivers.co.za
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Blacktip reef sharks
- Turtles
- Schooling pelagics
- Moray eels
Season in Sodwana Bay
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Apr–Sep.
Source: dablujuice.co.zaWhere is Sodwana Bay?
The point shows the Sodwana Bay area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Sodwana Bay
down to 22 m
Seven Mile Reef (Northern Wall and Mushroom Rocks)
Dramatic drop-offs where divers usually stay around 20 m among blacktip reef sharks, pelagic schools, giant morays and turtles.
- Advanced
- Blacktip reef sharks
down to 16 m
Antons
Nutrient-rich currents on Two Mile Reef draw large schools of slingers and humpback snappers, with turtles and manta rays feeding around the reef.
- Open Water
- Manta rays
down to 17 m
Chain
Named after a ship's anchor chain now part of the reef, Chain is known for pristine coral and lush carpet anemones.
- Open Water
down to 10 m
Quarter Mile Reef
A compact shallow reef dived mainly in the ragged-tooth shark gestation season, when cleaning-station activity peaks.
- Open Water
- Ragged-tooth sharks
down to 13 m
Stringer
Two rocky outcrops shelter frogfish, anemonefish, ghost pipefish and rays at an easy 10-13 m.
- Open Water
- Rays
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.