North Plateau (Anemone City)
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
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 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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