Boardroom pinnacle
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 - Boardroom pinnacle offers some of Cape Town & Western Cape's richest cave diving. Water ranges 14-16°C, warmest February, March, April.
Cape Town’s Boardroom pinnacle is a solid dive, not always the showstopper, but consistently interesting. It’s essentially a large, domed swim-through formed by huge granite boulders, typical of the False Bay coastline. You drop down to about 19 meters, navigate through the structure, and sometimes find a small air pocket at the top around 16 meters. We've seen shy red Romans poking their heads out, and the rock walls are often dusted with colourful sponges. It’s a good spot for divers comfortable in overhead environments, and a nice change of pace from the kelp forests.
Safety Notes
Overhead environment - never enter without proper cave/cavern training, redundant equipment, and a guideline.
Cold water this month (avg 15°C). Drysuit or thick wetsuit (7mm+) recommended.
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Into the Blue Scuba
Two Oceans Aquarium
UCT Underwater Club
Orca Diving Academy
University of Cape Town Underwater Club
Coral Wetsuits
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Boardroom pinnacle
Boardroom pinnacle Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Boardroom pinnacle, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-33.92, 18.46) (8km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
15°C
59°F · Range: 12.4–17.2°C
Air Temperature
17°C
62°F
Wind Speed
7.33 m/s
14.2 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1018.1 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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