Aliwal Shoal

About this site

An ancient fossilized sand dune reef 5km offshore, rated as one of the world's top ten dive sites. Famous for year-round shark encounters including ragged-tooth sharks in winter and tiger/bull sharks in summer. Also features the Produce wreck at 32m. Baited shark dives are world-famous.

Conditions

Country

South Africa

Region

Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal

Max depth

6–32 m

Visibility

5–40 m

Water temperature

18–26°C

Difficulty

Intermediate

Best season

Year-round (raggies June-November, tiger sharks Nov-May)

Type

Wreck

Suitable for

• Scuba

Dive types

• Wreck
• Reef
• Drift

Marine life

• Whale sharks
• Hammerheads
• Sharks
• Mantas
• Rays
• Turtles
• Whales
• Dolphins