Diving in Mozambique/Hard Rock

The dive site Hard Rock is an inshore rocky reef with coral in the Guinjata Bay area, near Inhambane in Southern Mozambique.


Get in

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Access

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This site is always dived from a boat.

The site is about (distance)km from Guinjata Bay beach launch site.

Position

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Right next to Devils peak dive site


Understand

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Depth

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Maximum depth is about 24m. and the top of the reef is about (depth)m. Average depth is likely to be about 17m.

Visibility

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Visibility may be better than 15m.

Topography

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Conditions

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Blue sea cucumber
Geometric moray
Well camouflaged scorpion fish
Spiky starfish
Orange starfish

Marine life

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Whip corals, "Daisy" soft coral, various hard and soft corals, plate corals, Blotcheye soldier, Spotted tang, Devil firefish, Red armpit star, Painted rock lobster, Geographic moray, 6 stripe soapfish, Brownburnie, Nudibranchs, Tiger cowrie, smooth blue starfish, smooth pinky orange starfish, Chocolate dip Chromis, Seawhip goby, Brittle star, white feather duster worm, shrimp.


Photography

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Suggested Routes

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Follow the divemaster.

Stay safe

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Hazards

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No site specific hazards known.

Skills

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No special skills required.

Equipment

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No special equipment required.

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