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Ras Ghamila Reef
Ras Ghamila · Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Ras Ghamila Reef is a reef dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, groupers, dolphins, jacks, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Nearby sites
- 1Gordon Reef1.9 km
- 2Louilla2.0 km
- 3Ras Nasrani2.6 km
- 4Thomas Reef2.7 km
- 5Spot 122.7 km
- 6Ras Bob Reef2.9 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