Ponta do Ouro · Mozambique · Reef
Kevs Ledge
A 21 to 24 m ledge with nudibranchs and passing game fish
Area photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Kevs Ledge is a mid-depth ledge on the Ponta do Ouro reef line, dived between 21 and 24 m with an average of about 22 m. Access is by boat off a surf launch. The ledge holds nudibranchs, anemones and the usual reef crowd of butterflyfish, batfish, damsels and trumpetfish, with game fish moving past off the edge.
Also known as Kev's Ledge.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Ponta do Ouro and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The boat runs out through the shore break and drops you onto a ledge that Underwater Explorer lists at 21 to 24 m, with an average working depth of around 22 m. That profile sets the shape of the dive: you have a defined window on the bottom, so the usual approach is to get down onto the ledge, pick a direction along it and work back up over the shallower rock as the dive runs on.
Along the ledge itself the life is dense and small. Nudibranchs and anemones sit on the rock, with butterflyfish, batfish, damsels and trumpetfish over it, and a variety of game fish working the water off the edge. That split rewards diving it close: stay low against the structure for the macro, then look out into the blue rather than up over the reef top when something bigger comes through.
Marine life and season
- Nudibranchs
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good |
Season follows Ponta do Ouro: Resident dolphins are seen year-round; shark activity at Pinnacles and whale migration peak July-October.
Questions divers ask
How deep is Kevs Ledge?+
It is dived between 21 and 24 m, with an average depth of about 22 m. That places it in the mid-depth range of the Ponta do Ouro reefs, deeper than the shallow reefs but well short of the deep sites.
Sources
- Kevs Ledge — Scubago
- Reef Diving — Underwater Explorer
In The Logbook
- Nudibranchs: species, habits and where to diveMacro & muck · 13 min read
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