Daedalus

East Side / Lighthouse Reef.

Pristine eastern slope beneath the iron lighthouse
Depth5–30 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyIntermediate
RegionDaedalus
Conditions
24–29°C
Water temp
20–35 m
Visibility
Mild
Current
Year-round
Best season
Hazards & safety
Fire coral on the reef top·Boat traffic at mooring·Remote location
Depth & your standing
5–30 m
Site depth range
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
24 km/h N
Air
28.5°C
Water
29.2°C
Waves
1 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 21:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
19h
28.5°
23 km/h
20h
28.6°
22 km/h
21h
28.5°
23 km/h
22h
28.4°
23 km/h
23h
28.3°
23 km/h
00h
28.2°
24 km/h
01h
28.1°
25 km/h
02h
28.1°
27 km/h
03h
28.1°
27 km/h
04h
28°
27 km/h
05h
27.8°
28 km/h
06h
27.6°
27 km/h
07h
27.6°
25 km/h
08h
27.6°
25 km/h
09h
27.6°
25 km/h
10h
27.5°
25 km/h
11h
27.4°
25 km/h
12h
27.3°
25 km/h
13h
27.4°
26 km/h
14h
27.5°
27 km/h
15h
27.6°
27 km/h
16h
27.6°
28 km/h
17h
27.8°
27 km/h
18h
28°
26 km/h
Fri
28.9° / 27.7°
32 km/h · 1.1 m
Sat
28.5° / 27.3°
28 km/h · 0.9 m
Sun
28.8° / 27.4°
33 km/h · 1.1 m
Mon
28.3° / 27.2°
36 km/h · 1.2 m
Tue
27.5° / 26.6°
36 km/h · 1.2 m
Wed
27.3° / 26.4°
35 km/h · 1.4 m
Thu
27.8° / 26.4°
34 km/h · 1.3 m
About this site
Catalog

The eastern flank of Daedalus, directly below the historic 19th-century iron lighthouse, is the most sheltered and least dived side, featuring a healthy reef slope of hard corals descending to a sandy shelf. It offers relaxed diving with turtles, schooling fusiliers and snapper, and serves as an ideal check or second dive. The reef top here is a riot of fire coral, table corals and reef fish.

What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.
Red Sea · Egypt
Location
24.9237° N · 35.9207° E
Gallery
2 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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