East Side / Lighthouse Reef
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
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
20 km/h N
Air
30.8°C
Water
30.6°C
Waves
0.7 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 20:00 · Low 14:00
Next 24 hours
11h
30.8°
20 km/h
12h
30.7°
16 km/h
13h
30.6°
14 km/h
14h
30.5°
12 km/h
15h
30.6°
12 km/h
16h
30.6°
11 km/h
17h
30.5°
9 km/h
18h
30.2°
8 km/h
19h
30.1°
5 km/h
20h
30.2°
8 km/h
21h
30.3°
11 km/h
22h
30.1°
15 km/h
23h
30°
19 km/h
00h
30.1°
21 km/h
01h
30.1°
21 km/h
02h
30.2°
22 km/h
03h
30.4°
23 km/h
04h
30.5°
25 km/h
05h
30.6°
25 km/h
06h
30.7°
25 km/h
07h
30.9°
27 km/h
08h
31.1°
27 km/h
09h
31°
25 km/h
10h
30.8°
22 km/h
Tue
30.8° / 30°
25 km/h · 0.7 m
Wed
31.1° / 29.9°
27 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
31.2° / 29.9°
28 km/h · 0.7 m
Fri
31.2° / 30.5°
29 km/h · 1 m
Sat
31° / 30.5°
33 km/h · 1.1 m
Sun
31.1° / 30.3°
36 km/h · 1.6 m
Mon
30.6° / 29.6°
30 km/h · 1.2 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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