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
Depth & your standing
8–40 m
Site depth range
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
25 km/h N
Air
28.3°C
Water
29.3°C
Waves
1.1 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 21:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
18h
28.4°
25 km/h
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
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
27.9° / 26.7°
36 km/h · 1.3 m
About this site
Catalog

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
Gallery
2 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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