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Ras Mohammed
Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
Max depth12 m–40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Best monthsMar–Nov
About this site
Ras Mohammed is a dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, nudibranchs, octopus, eagle rays, dolphins. 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Masked PufferArothron diadematus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornis
Nearby sites
- 1Satellite Reef1.3 km
- 2Yolanda Reef1.4 km
- 3Anemone City, Shark Reef and Jolanda Reef1.4 km
- 4Anemone City1.4 km
- 5Shark Observatory1.5 km
- 6Eel Garden1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org