The dive site Mike's Point is an inshore rocky reef in the Rooi-els area on the east side of False Bay, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Understand
[edit]Position
[edit]1 Mike's Point:S34°18.75’ E018°48.72’. (estimated from chart)
Slightly to the west of the north headland of Container Bay.
This site is not in a Marine Protected Area. A permit is not required.
Name
[edit]The name "Mike's Point" is derived from the name of one of the divers who lived nearby and explored this area.
Depth
[edit]Maximum depth is about 20 m.
Topography
[edit]Rugged ridges and gullies of sandstone.
Conditions
[edit]Facilities
[edit]None.
Get in
[edit]Easiest as a boat dive, though it is possible to do it as a shore dive from Container Bay. The site is about (distance)km from the slipway at Rooi-els, or (distance)km from Gordon's Bay
See
[edit]Marine life
[edit]No records available. Probably similar to outer areas of Ankers and Coral gardens.
Photography
[edit]Routes
[edit]No particular route recommended.
Stay safe
[edit]Hazards
[edit]No site specific hazards known.
Skills
[edit]No special skills required.
Equipment
[edit]No special equipment recommended.
Nearby
[edit]- 1 Blouklip
- 2 Blousteen Ridge
- 3 Whirlpool Cove
- 4 Percy’s Hole
- 5 Kruis
- 6 Rooi-els Point
- 7 Coral Gardens
- 8 Andre se Gat
- 9 Balcony
- 10 Ankers
- 11 Container Bay
Back to the Alphabetical list of sites, or list of dive sites in the Rooi-els area
Other regional dive sites:
- Dive sites of Table Bay and approaches,
- Dive sites of the Cape Peninsula west coast
- Dive sites of the Cape Peninsula east coast
- Dive sites of False Bay offshore and approaches
- Fresh water dive sites of the Cape Town Metropolitan Area