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Raggies Cave

Aliwal Shoal, South Africa
★ 4.0 (1 review)
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Intermediate

Famous Aliwal Shoal cave for ragged tooth shark encounters.

Boat Access
15m Avg Depth
18m Max Depth

About this dive site

This dive site is located on Aliwal Shoal, a popular and renowned reef system. Raggies Cave offers a captivating underwater experience due to its intricate formations of coral and sponge-encrusted rocks. The area provides excellent opportunities for observing diverse marine life, including various nudibranchs, eels, and stonefish – collectively referred to as ‘critters.’ The main highlight is the presence of ragged tooth sharks (also known as grey nurse sharks), which frequently visit the reef during their mating season between late May and November. The maximum depth at this location is 18 meters.

Diving Freediving Snorkeling

Site Ratings

Big Marine Life Very Good
Macro Marine Life Very Good
Landscape Quality Excellent
Water Visibility Very Good Viz
Famousness Famous

Plan Your Visit

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Marine Life

ragged tooth sharknudibranchmoray eelstonefishpotato bassturtlehard coralssoft coralssponge

Things to Note

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Shallow depth but potential currents and shark encounters require experience.

Hazards:
currentboat trafficmarine life
Current Strength:

Variable

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