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Daedalus Reef
Daedalus · Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth8 m–40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Daedalus Reef is a reef and wall dive site, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, groupers, napoleon wrasse. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Masked PufferArothron diadematus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
CornetfishFistularia commersonii
Nearby sites
- 1Daedalus Reef South Plateau0.2 km
- 2جيرة ديدلاس0.4 km
- 3Habili Wadi Gimal69 km
- 4Shaab Sharm71 km
- 5Shaab Sharm72 km
- 6Habili Dahara73 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org