Jeffreys Bay · St. Francis Bay

Dive with J-Bay SCUBA

Local dive centre for boat charters, RAID training, gear and air fills. Reefs here are busy with life year-round — interesting topography, and mostly still under-dived. We surf-launch from Jeffreys Bay Main Beach, and run seasonally out of Port St. Francis.

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Conditions

Dive forecast

Full forecast

Tue 29 Sep

Sublime
Wed 30 Sep

Good
Thu 01 Oct

Sublime
Fri 02 Oct

Good
Sat 03 Oct

Sublime
Sun 04 Oct

Good
Mon 05 Oct

Sublime

Sublime Still good Not good Updated Tue 29 Sep · 18:00 SAST

Why dive Jeffreys Bay

If you have never dived the Eastern Cape, you are in for a treat. The reef is temperate volcanic rock with sand patches — gullies, walls, hard and soft coral, sponges. Very few people dive these waters. Expect ragged-tooth sharks (mellow), blue-spotted rays, yellowbelly rockcod, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, and the odd species nobody has a name for yet.

We have put in the years on these sites. Surf launches from Main Beach, experienced rescue coxswains as skippers, and flexible days when conditions line up — weekdays included.

Dive sites · SCUBA charters · More about diving here

Boat dives from Jeffreys Bay; seasonal launches from Port St. Francis
Group charters and private double-dive packages
RAID training with a personal, unhurried approach
Equipment rental for dives with us · air fills · gear sales
Try Dive pool / ocean options for holiday makers short on time

Training

A few RAID paths we run most often — full list on the training page.

All courses

RAID Reboot (Refresher)

Certified but rusty? Refresh gear setup, buoyancy, safety and dive planning before you dive again.

RAID Reboot / Refresher (pool) — R 1,500 RAID Reboot / Refresher with ocean dive — R 2,500

Try Dive

Take your first breaths underwater under a qualified RAID instructor — no prior certification required.

RAID Try Dive is open from 8 years old (with adult consent under 18). Some centres offer Try Dive birthday parties from age 8. Kids pathway continues into Open Water when skills and comfort allow.

Try Dive — R 1,500 Try Dive with ocean dive — R 2,500

Open Water

RAID Open Water — your passport to explore the oceans with a buddy or a group, to a maximum of 18 m / 60 ft in conditions similar to or better than training.

Junior Open Water is available for ages 10–14: dive with a certified adult buddy of equal or higher certification to a maximum of 18 m / 60 ft.

RAID Open Water — R 6,300