AtlasChapter I · Region 01

Daedalus.

Abu el Kizan — hammerhead reef

Sites catalogued
4
Common season
Year-round
Difficulty
Intermediate–Advanced

About this region

A lone reef and lighthouse far offshore in the central Red Sea, ringed by walls that fall into deep blue. Famous for schooling scalloped hammerheads off the north point in summer, with oceanic whitetips, manta rays and a sprawling anemone city.

Region facts

Sites catalogued4
Centre24.92° N, 35.86° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
20 km/h NW
Air
30.4°C
Water
30.4°C
Waves
0.6 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 08:00 · Low 14:00
Next 24 hours
07h
30.5°
21 km/h
08h
30.5°
23 km/h
09h
30.6°
22 km/h
10h
30.7°
23 km/h
11h
30.8°
22 km/h
12h
30.8°
19 km/h
13h
30.6°
18 km/h
14h
30.3°
17 km/h
15h
30.6°
17 km/h
16h
30.5°
17 km/h
17h
30.1°
12 km/h
18h
29.9°
6 km/h
19h
29.9°
4 km/h
20h
29.8°
9 km/h
21h
30°
12 km/h
22h
30.1°
15 km/h
23h
30°
17 km/h
00h
30°
18 km/h
01h
30.1°
18 km/h
02h
30.2°
18 km/h
03h
30.4°
18 km/h
04h
30.4°
20 km/h
05h
30.4°
22 km/h
06h
30.5°
21 km/h
Tue
30.8° / 29.8°
25 km/h · 0.7 m
Wed
31.1° / 30°
26 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
31.2° / 30.1°
27 km/h · 0.7 m
Fri
31.3° / 30.5°
29 km/h · 1 m
Sat
31.1° / 30.6°
34 km/h · 1.1 m
Sun
31.2° / 30.1°
39 km/h · 1.6 m
Mon
30.5° / 29.8°
31 km/h · 1.2 m

The sites

Likely sightings

Map

Red Sea · Egypt
Questions & answers