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Shag Rock

Shag Rock (2) · Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt

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EntryShore — Shag Rock (2)

Max depth25 m

LevelIntermediate and up

Water bodyGulf of Suez

Water temp20–28°C

Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov

About this site

Shag Rock is a reef dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. 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 dolphins, stingrays, nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 28 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Diagonal ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatus
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Long-barbel GoatfishParupeneus macronemus

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org