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Ras Qusier
Al Quşayr, El Quseir, Egypt
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp22–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Ras Qusier is a drift, reef and wall dive site near Al Quşayr, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, lionfish, sea turtles, groupers, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 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
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Slate Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
Blotcheye SoldierfishMyripristis murdjan
Nearby sites
- 1Pharao Housereef2.6 km
- 2Flamenco Hausriff7.0 km
- 3Zreab Soraya10 km
- 4Sharm el Lole Camp11 km
- 5Serib Sogayar11 km
- 6Abu Sawatir12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org