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Daedalus Reef South Plateau
Abu Kizan · Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Daedalus Reef South Plateau 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. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, groupers, hammerhead sharks, napoleon wrasse, soft corals. 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
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCarcharhinus longimanus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus
Scalloped HammerheadSphyrna lewini- Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
- Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Nearby sites
- 1Daedalus Reef0.2 km
- 2جيرة ديدلاس0.5 km
- 3Habili Wadi Gimal68 km
- 4Shaab Sharm71 km
- 5Shaab Sharm72 km
- 6Habili Dahara73 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org