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Shag Rock
Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp20–28°C
About this site
Shag Rock is a reef and wreck dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, octopus, whale sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 28 °C over the year.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus- Devil FirefishPterois miles
- Blotcheye SoldierfishMyripristis murdjan
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Tentacled FlatheadPapilloculiceps longiceps
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Broomtail WrasseCheilinus lunulatus
- Longfin BatfishPlatax teira
Nearby sites
- 1Wreck Sarah H ExposedWreck0.5 km
- 2Kingston0.6 km
- 3Shaab Ali2.9 km
- 4Shag Rock2.9 km
- 5Sha ab Ali3.0 km
- 6Wreck Sha'b Ali3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org