Dive spots · reef, pinnacle
Bellbuoy(Roman Rock)
See it on the dive map- Depth
- 7-19 m
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Coords
- Entry
- boat
Algoa Bay today: Poor (0-3m) Full outlook & 14-day forecast
As with Phillips, this large reef is a commonly visited dive site that consists of two large pinnacles that are marked by a bellbuoy. The bellbuoy is moved after occasional servicing and is not always returned to the same position so it is better to avoid using it as a landmark. There are a number of gulleys (often occupied by small raggies) between the redbait covered higher points and these make for interesting dives. Red-orange fans, red and brown hard bryozoans, sponges etc. decorate the reef.
Wildlife yellowbelly, jacopever, catface, john brown, blacktail, baardman, bronze bream, bonito, bank steenbras, Natal fingerfin, german, jutjaw, cob, cape salmon, red stumpnose, red steenbras, red roman, dane, dageraad, garrick, soldier, cuckoo bass, butterfish, raggedtooth, bronze whaler
Hazards Strong N-to-S current in east winds; rough when a SE blows into it
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