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Shark Observatory
Shark Observatory - Ras Mohammed · Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Shark Observatory is a reef dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, 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 stingrays, dolphins, groupers, moray eels, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Masked PufferArothron diadematus
Leopard TorpedoTorpedo panthera
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornis
Nearby sites
- 1Anemone City0.5 km
- 2Anemone City, Shark Reef and Jolanda Reef0.7 km
- 3Eel Garden0.7 km
- 4Yolanda Reef0.8 km
- 5Satellite Reef0.9 km
- 6Jackfish Alley, Fisherman’s Bank1.5 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