Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Bordjiesrif

The dive site Bordjiesrif is a shoreline rocky reef in the Buffels Bay area on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Position
S34°18.99’ E018°27.83’

This site is in a Marine Protected Area (2004). A permit is required.

Depth
Fairly shallow.

Topography
Sandstone reef.

Conditions
Winter dive area, though also dived in summer when conditions allow as it is popular as a snorkelling site for Rock Lobster. Exposed to south easterly winds and waves, and access could be tricky through surf.

Facilities
Adequate paved parking. Parks Board facilities are usually clean and well maintained.

Get in
Normally a shore dive, but there is a slipway at the site.

There is an entrance fee to enter the Cape Point area of the National Park.

Marine life
Extensive kelp forests and a popular Kreefing spot (rock lobster collecting site).

Routes
No particular route recommended.

Hazards
No site specific hazards known.

Skills
Suitable for training and entry level divers, and popular as a snorkelling site

Equipment
No special equipment recommended.

Nearby


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Other regional dive sites:
 * Dive sites of Table Bay and approaches,
 * Dive sites of the Cape Peninsula west coast


 * Dive sites of False Bay offshore and approaches
 * Dive sites of False Bay east coast
 * Fresh water dive sites of the Cape Town Metropolitan Area