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Ras Katy
Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Ras Katy is a reef dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Red Sea. 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 nudibranchs, stingrays, groupers, dolphins, 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
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
- Indo-Pacific SergeantAbudefduf vaigiensis
- Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardinii
- Diagonal ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatus
- Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
- Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineus
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org