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Rocky West
Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp24–31°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Rocky West is a reef dive site, 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 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
False Killer WhalePseudorca crassidens
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Rocky North0.4 km
- 2Rocky South0.5 km
- 3Rocky East0.7 km
- 4Zabargad South5.4 km
- 5Khanka7.1 km
- 6Neptuna7.3 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