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Ras Murat
Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Ras Murat 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 25 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, dolphins, stingrays, soft corals, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °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
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohal
Clown CorisCoris aygula
Nearby sites
- 1Million Hope2.7 km
- 2Hey Daroma2.7 km
- 3Wreck Nabq 1ExposedWreck3.2 km
- 4Wreck JAckson ExposedWreck3.7 km
- 5Jackson Reef3.9 km
- 6Woodhouse Reef4.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org