KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Protea Banks
An offshore reef for big sharks: bull, tiger and hammerhead.
About the dive
Protea Banks is an advanced to expert dive site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is a drift, reef, sandy bottom, cavern and open water dive. Divers have logged 765 dives here, going to 29 m on average in around 13 m of visibility. 16 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are bull shark, oceanic blacktip shark and scalloped hammerhead. Sightings peak in June, November and December.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 29 m
- Visibility
- 13 m
- Dive time
- 45 min
- Logged dives
- 765
- Busiest months
- Jun · Nov · Dec
- Region
- Natal
Most sighted here
Bull sharkPhoto: Samson Bush · CC0
Oceanic Blacktip Shark
Scalloped hammerheadPhoto: Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA
Sand tiger sharkPhoto: National Marine Sanctuaries · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Protea Banks and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull shark | ||||||||||||
| Oceanic Blacktip Shark | ||||||||||||
| Scalloped hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Sand tiger shark | ||||||||||||
| Great hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Tiger shark | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Guitarfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Snappers | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Oceanic whitetip shark | ||||||||||||
| Humpback Whale | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish |
Dive centers nearby
2 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Dive In Adventure Tours7.3 km
- South Coast Diving Co7.7 km
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