Algoa Bay Marine Activities
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Gqeberha boat operator offering reef and wreck dives in Algoa Bay, including the scuttled SAS Haerlem frigate
Visit website ↗Out & About SA lists 13 dive and snorkel sites in Gqeberha, in the Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga. They span Charter, Reef Dive and Shark Dive. Every listing is hand-checked and kept current — browse them below, or open the full Eastern Cape diving & snorkelling guide.
Bell Buoy
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Algoa Bay reef of gullies, arches and pinnacles in roughly 5-20m, with raggies, octopus, nudibranchs and soft corals.…
Bird Island
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Algoa Bay island reserve known for great white and ragged-tooth sharks. Lies within the Addo MPA; landing is restricted…
Elite Scuba
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Port Elizabeth dive school offering PADI courses from beginner to instructor, plus guided reef and wreck dives in Algoa…
Visit website ↗Evans Peak
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Single soft-coral pinnacle rising to about 15m in Algoa Bay, known for seasonal ragged-tooth (raggie) sharks. Advanced…
Pati Wreck
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Shallow shipwreck that struck the reef in 1976 near Port Elizabeth, now a broken-up structure suitable for entry-level…
Philip's Reef
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Large reef of 8-17m popular for night dives and macro photography, accessible as a shore or boat dive near Port…
Pro Dive PE
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Established PADI dive centre in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) running training, reef and wreck boat dives in Algoa Bay and…
Visit website ↗Raggy Charters
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Licensed Algoa Bay boat operator running marine eco-cruises to St Croix and Bird Island and cage-based shark viewing.…
Visit website ↗Riy Banks
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Offshore Algoa Bay reef with steep colourful drop-offs and walls to 30m-plus, schooling game fish and shark sightings.…
SAS Haerlem Wreck
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Navy frigate scuttled in Algoa Bay in 1987 as an artificial reef, lying at roughly 18-21m and encrusted with coral and…
St Croix Island
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Island reef of gullies and drop-offs in Algoa Bay within the Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area. Boat…
Thunderbolt Reef
Nelson Mandela Bay & Kouga
Reef of boulders, steep walls and gullies off Cape Recife, named for a wreck lost there. Conditions vary with swell and…