J-Bay SCUBA
Qualifying dives, local notes, and trip write-ups.
Wrapped up a RAID Try dive pool and ocean session with instructor @gaitsmith - Surf will be a little big this weekend, but we have 1 seat open for tomorrow morning, 1 seat open for Tuesday 7am and 1 seat open for Tuesday...
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We would like to officially welcome RAID instructor Keith Gait-Smith to J-Bay SCUBA and Jeffreys Bay. The man is a well experienced instructor and he has some serious grit. He completed his RAID XO courses last week with...
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We wrapped up some RAID Master Rescue practicals today with instructor Greg from @elitescubape with the assistance of Andrew and Jacques who were very good casualties and panicked divers during scenarios. It was quite a...
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No wind under water! We have been watching this forecast for a week. Flat ocean, but predicted strong winds, and we were a bit hesitant to launch, but after assessing conditions this morning, we decided to pull the trigg...
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Today we changed the scenery a bit and @brookemiddleton joined @paulvanjaarsveld for a dive with Paul's Jollie divers (Paul Baldwin) in Noordhoek. We also had the crew from our neighbouring RAID dive agency with us and i...
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Some footage taken by Helena, a dive instructor from Australia, showcasing visibility on Walls from Thursday 24 April 2025. (Contact Paul at 083 521 5093 to make your bookings.) Tomorrow we conclude our RAID Deep 40 cour...
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The rain gave us a brief window to do a private charter out on Walls and Pope's nose. The visibility was average with it still being overcast and a layer of red tide in-between. Highlights were spotting dolphins as we le...
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Sublime dive conditions this Tuesday morning! Two of our RAID Open Water 20 students completed their first two open water dives, while Fred joined Paul for a refresher and skill session. The water temperature is finally...
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Some @diveraidinternational2.0 / @diveraidsa Open Water 20 students are busy with their confined water (pool) sessions today with Instructor @ruthekermans! Want to join them and become a certified diver? Or take your div...
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More epic dives done and dusted! We headed back to Marinda's—just as stunning as ever—then dropped in on Walls. Despite a murky thermocline, we hit crystal-clear, fish tank-like visibility at the bottom! The reef topogra...
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Another midweek wonder! The ocean is warming up, but we’re still diving with plenty of layers. The water is fairly clean, with 10m+ horizontal visibility. We did a 31-minute dive at Walls, an old favorite, and a 35-minut...
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Let the good times roll! After all the wind, we have some excellent diving conditions coming up this weekend with flat oceans and calm winds. Saturday 22 Feb 7am we still have 3 seats open for a double dive on Hole in th...
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