South Plateau
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South Plateau.

Coral gardens and big-fish action in the blue

Depth8–40 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyAdvanced
RegionDaedalus
Conditions
24–29°C
Water temp
25–40 m
Visibility
Moderate, can be strong
Current
Year-round; whitetips Oct–Dec
Best season
Hazards & safety
Strong currents and down-currents
Open-water navigation
Oceanic whitetip encounters
Remote location
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
14 km/h W
Air
29.5°C
Water
29.3°C
Waves
0.3 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 08:00 · Low 02:00
Next 24 hours
02h
29.6°
12 km/h
03h
29.5°
8 km/h
04h
29.5°
3 km/h
05h
29.4°
4 km/h
06h
29.5°
8 km/h
07h
29.6°
7 km/h
08h
29.5°
3 km/h
09h
29.6°
10 km/h
10h
29.8°
11 km/h
11h
30°
6 km/h
12h
30.1°
1 km/h
13h
30.3°
4 km/h
14h
30.5°
10 km/h
15h
30.4°
12 km/h
16h
30.2°
10 km/h
17h
30.2°
8 km/h
18h
30.3°
5 km/h
19h
30.1°
4 km/h
20h
30.1°
3 km/h
21h
30.1°
5 km/h
22h
30°
9 km/h
23h
30.1°
12 km/h
00h
30°
14 km/h
01h
29.8°
11 km/h
Sat
30.5° / 29.4°
15 km/h · 0.3 m
Sun
30.9° / 29.5°
15 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
30.8° / 29.7°
24 km/h · 0.4 m
Tue
32.2° / 29.8°
35 km/h · 1 m
Wed
31.5° / 29.9°
31 km/h · 0.9 m
Thu
30.6° / 29.9°
16 km/h · 0.6 m
Fri
31° / 29.5°
17 km/h · 0.7 m
About this site

The southern plateau is a gently sloping coral garden of hard corals and gorgonians that extends into the open sea and acts as a magnet for pelagics. Grey reef sharks, schooling barracuda, tuna and large Napoleon wrasse are common, and the area sees frequent oceanic whitetip sharks in autumn. It is generally more sheltered than the north but still exposed to current.

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
24.9192° N · 35.9192° E
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Divers who've dived here
1 diver
Z
@Ziad-Habiba
Snorkeller·7/16/2026
Gallery
2 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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