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Turtle beach
Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Turtle beach 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 26 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, groupers, stingrays, sea turtles, nudibranchs. 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
Leopard TorpedoTorpedo panthera
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Masked PufferArothron diadematus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Ras el-Ghazlani, Ras Ghozlani1.9 km
- 2Marsa Bareika2.2 km
- 3Ras Zatar2.8 km
- 4Marsa Bereika3.4 km
- 5Ras Burg3.5 km
- 6Ras Muhammed National park4.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org