Daedalus

North Plateau (Anemone City).

Hammerhead highway over a carpet of anemones
Depth10–40 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyAdvanced
RegionDaedalus
Conditions
24–29°C
Water temp
25–40 m
Visibility
Moderate to strong
Current
Summer (Jun–Sep) for hammerheads
Best season
Hazards & safety
Strong unpredictable currents·Open-blue disorientation·Deep diving / depth temptation·Remote location, long crossing
Depth & your standing
10–40 m
Site depth range
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
23 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
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
19h
28.2°
25 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
27.4° / 26.4°
35 km/h · 1.4 m
Thu
27.8° / 26.6°
34 km/h · 1.3 m
About this site
Catalog

The northern plateau of Daedalus drops from a shallow shelf blanketed in magnificent anemones and their resident clownfish into deep blue water, where schooling scalloped hammerheads patrol in the early morning. Divers hang along the reef edge in the current and watch grey reef sharks and the occasional thresher cruise past. This is the signature dive of the reef and one of the most reliable hammerhead encounters in the Red Sea.

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
24.9282° N · 35.9192° E
Gallery
2 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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