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Rocky North
Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp24–31°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Rocky North is a reef dive site, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, groupers, soft corals, stingrays, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 31 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
False Killer WhalePseudorca crassidens
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator- Whitecap GobyLotilia graciliosa
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus- Axilspot HogfishBodianus axillaris
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Nearby sites
- 1Rocky East0.4 km
- 2Rocky West0.4 km
- 3Rocky South0.5 km
- 4Zabargad South5.4 km
- 5Khanka7.0 km
- 6Neptuna7.2 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