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Shark Reef
King Abdullah City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp25–31°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Shark Reef is a reef dive site near King Abdullah City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, in the Red Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 25 to 31 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Bird WrasseGomphosus caeruleus
Orchid DottybackPseudochromis fridmani
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Arabian PicassofishRhinecanthus assasi
Blackline FangblennyMeiacanthus nigrolineatus
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus
Nearby sites
- 1Aquarium Reef8.6 km
- 2Garden Reef12 km
- 3Al Fahal North14 km
- 4Cave Reef15 km
- 5Cement Reef15 km
- 6Al Fahal East15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org