9 Mile Reef
Protected Area
Turtle Beaches/Coral Reefs of Tongaland
Why dive here
With 558+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blacktip reef sharks, blue sharks, blue-spotted stingrays and bull sharks - 9 Mile Reef offers some of Sodwana Bay's richest reef diving. Water ranges 23-28°C, warmest January, February, March.
Nine Mile Reef in Sodwana Bay is one of the deeper coral reef dives here, often reaching depths where a little extra bottom time comes in handy. It’s known for bigger pelagics, like the occasional hammerhead or bull shark cruising by in the blue, alongside resident potato bass and various reef sharks. The coral formations are impressive, some of the most mature we’ve seen in Sodwana. It’s a good spot for advanced divers comfortable with deeper profiles and potential currents.
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Occi Scuba
SeaXplore Dive Center
Siso Dwana Lodge
Pisces Diving Charter-Sodwana Bay
TwoBar Scuba
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for 9 Mile Reef
9 Mile Reef Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for 9 Mile Reef, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-27.53, 32.7) (0km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
23°C
73°F · Range: 22.3–24.5°C
Air Temperature
22°C
71°F
Wind Speed
7.35 m/s
14.3 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1017.9 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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