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Saint John North
Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp23–31°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Saint John North is a reef dive site near Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 31 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCarcharhinus longimanus
Prickly RedfishThelenota ananas
Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Masked PufferArothron diadematus
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus- Bicolour ParrotfishCetoscarus bicolor
Black SnapperMacolor niger
Nearby sites
- 1Habili Omran4.8 km
- 2Styphano 25.7 km
- 3Styphano 17.8 km
- 4St Johns Reef Habili Ali8.5 km
- 5St John's Um Arouk9.2 km
- 6Abu Bassala10 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org