FREEDIVING & SNORKELING ARTICLES

Wetsuit The temperature of Cape Town’s ocean varies considerably depending on the weather, season and location.The Atlantic Seaboard is generally colder than the False Bay side of the peninsula. A good snorkeling wetsuit for Cape Town’s conditions should be able to keep you warm in temperatures that vary from 6 degrees to 21 degrees. For

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 12: A-Frame is one of the most popular dive sites along the False Bay side of the peninsula in Cape Town. It’s probably 3rd in terms of popularity with freedivers and scuba divers with only Long Beach and Windmill Beach topping it. A-frame was named after a tripod

‘Reef’ is a brand owned by Wetsuits SA which is based in Ottery, Cape Town. Wetsuits SA has been in business for nearly four decades. In 1987 the company changed ownership and the ‘Reef’ brand was established. Reef South Africa is independent and not connected to the international beach footwear REEF brand. Wetsuits SA are

Rob Allen is a local South African freediving and spearfishing equipment manufacturer with a factory and showroom in Durban. We have worked closely with Rob Allen for many years. We have proudly sold their products and have received excellent service from them. They have provided sponsorship for freediving competitions and helped grow competitive freediving in

Coral Wetsuits, based in Salt River, Cape Town, is our preferred supplier of off-the-shelf and tailored freediving wetsuits and is one of our closest partners in the diving industry. Elaine Mouton started Coral Wetsuits back in 1995, with a staff complement of only two people, as a wetsuit repair service. Over the years the company

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 11: Stephan and Martin took a group of snorkelers to Windmill Beach. Windmill Beach is without a doubt the best Cape Town snorkeling spot. On this particular day, the water was 16 degrees, flat and the visibility was pretty good. The snorkelers had already been treated to sightings

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 10: Cuttlefish rank high on our list of animals we like to see while freediving and snorkeling in Cape Town. These half-octopus, half-fish like creatures are highly intelligent and have amazing hunting and evasion abilities. On this freedive at Glencairn, Stephan spotted two cuttlefish in the ‘dead zone’

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 9: Last week our snorkelers were treated to sightings of octopus, shysharks, pyjama sharks, seals, penguins and this klipvis. Snorkeling in Cape Town can be spectacular even on cold winter days. Our snorkelers, Tracey and Jana, spotted the klipvis up in the kelp and signalled their guide Stephan.

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 8: It wasn’t too long ago that freediving with 7-gill cow sharks in Cape Town was easy and if you wanted it to be, a regular activity. For the last 4 years though, spotting a cow shark on a dive has become a rare treat. Stephan and John