Daily Blog 31 October 2017 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Guest comment: “The Copper sharks “rocked the boat”! Love it and will have to come back for the Great White!” – Sibylle + Dominic

“Thanks for an amazing experience. Everyone was so informative and helpful. Great!” – Alex, Heather, Maddison + Liberty

“Awesome day. Fantastic experience and great crew! Thanks guys!” – Mike + Shawn

31/10/2017

Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 15.4°C + 15.4°C + 15.6°C
Depth: 10.0m + 9.7m + 10.3m
Visibility: 5.0m + 5.0m + 5.0m
Number of Sharks: 0 + 0 + 0
Conditions: Flat seas with a slight breeze and clear skies.

What a perfect day to be out on the water, some of the best conditions we have experience in some time. The swell felt non-existent, and a slight breeze was around helping to keep things a little cooler in the sun.

Once on anchor we had only minutes to wait when one of our guests called out shark, as a Copper shark approached from the back of the boat. We had a number of Copper sharks appearing throughout the trip and the good visibility allowed both those in the water and on the boat a great view of these animals and also a Short-tailed stingray gliding up from the depths every now and again.

The second trip of the day followed in a similar fashion with the great conditions continuing on as well as the great Copper shark activity. The Short-tailed stingray also made an appearance.

The shark sightings continued on into the afternoon with our third and final trip seeing sharks shortly after arriving back on anchor.

Unfortunately, no Great White sharks were seen today. 

If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White Shark Diving in South Africa, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book and pay online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.

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A beautiful day on the water with clear visibility and incredible shark activity throughout the experience!

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