Amphitheatre
Protected Area
Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area
Why dive here
With 490+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue sharks, bull sharks, eagle rays and great white sharks - Amphitheatre offers some of KwaZulu-Natal's richest diving. Water ranges 21-26°C, warmest January, February, March.
Amphitheatre really earns its name, not for huge drop-offs or dramatic walls, but for the sheer volume of fish that gather here. We love dropping onto the top at 18 metres and just settling in, letting the show come to us. You’ll be surrounded by schools of Bleeker's Surgeonfish, so dense they sometimes dim the light, and the flashing scales of Silver Javelin. Our favourite is spotting the Blackside Hawkfish perched on corals, completely unfazed by divers, or if you’re lucky, a common seahorse tucked away in the soft corals. It’s an excellent spot for photographers or anyone who enjoys simply observing the natural ballet. Visibility averages 14 metres, which is decent enough to appreciate the scale of the schools, and the maximum depth of 27 metres means plenty of bottom time to take it all in. If you’re looking for a relaxed dive with consistent, impressive fish action, Amphitheatre is a firm favourite of ours.
Nearest Dive Centres to Amphitheatre
Dive shops near Amphitheatre
Aliwal Shoal Adventures - Ocean Warriors
Blue Ocean Dive Resort
ScubaXcursion
MISS BEHAVIN’S MERMAIDS
Umhlanga Scuba
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Amphitheatre
Amphitheatre Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Amphitheatre, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-30.31, 30.76) (42km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
22°C
71°F · Range: 21–22.7°C
Air Temperature
20°C
68°F
Wind Speed
7.64 m/s
14.9 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1017.9 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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