13th Apostle
Protected Area
Duikerklip Provincial Nature Reserve
Why dive here
With 269+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, blue whales, dolphins, dwarf minke whales and great white sharks - 13th Apostle offers some of Cape Town & Western Cape's richest cave diving. Water sits around 19°C.
The 13th Apostle offers a good poke around an interesting reef structure just off the coast. It’s pretty shallow, topping out around 10 meters, so it’s a site where you can take your time. We like drifting along the broken ridge, looking into the smaller crevices and sand patches. On a good day, when visibility stretches past 15 meters, the light filters down beautifully, highlighting the gorgonian fans and the shy reef fish that dart between them. It's a relaxed dive, great for knocking out a long bottom time, particularly if you’re into exploring nooks and crannies without deep-dive pressures.
Safety Notes
Overhead environment - never enter without proper cave/cavern training, redundant equipment, and a guideline.
Nearest Dive Centres to 13th Apostle
Dive shops near 13th Apostle
Into the Blue Scuba
Orca Diving Academy
Two Oceans Aquarium
UCT Underwater Club
Blue Flash
False Bay Underwater Club
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for 13th Apostle
13th Apostle Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for 13th Apostle, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-34.37, 18.77) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
18.88°C
66°F
Air Temperature
13.15°C
56°F
Wind Speed
7.73 m/s
15.0 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1020.1 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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