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: Marginal
Wind
20 km/h NW
Air
30.3°C
Water
30.5°C
Waves
0.5 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 08:00 · Low 14:00
Next 24 hours
03h
30.3°
23 km/h
04h
30.1°
25 km/h
05h
30.2°
23 km/h
06h
30.3°
20 km/h
07h
30.5°
21 km/h
08h
30.5°
23 km/h
09h
30.6°
22 km/h
10h
30.7°
23 km/h
11h
30.8°
22 km/h
12h
30.8°
19 km/h
13h
30.6°
18 km/h
14h
30.3°
17 km/h
15h
30.6°
17 km/h
16h
30.5°
17 km/h
17h
30.1°
12 km/h
18h
29.9°
6 km/h
19h
29.9°
4 km/h
20h
29.8°
9 km/h
21h
30°
12 km/h
22h
30.1°
15 km/h
23h
30°
17 km/h
00h
30°
18 km/h
01h
30.1°
18 km/h
02h
30.2°
18 km/h
Tue
30.8° / 29.8°
25 km/h · 0.7 m
Wed
31.1° / 30°
26 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
31.2° / 30.1°
27 km/h · 0.7 m
Fri
31.3° / 30.5°
29 km/h · 1 m
Sat
31.1° / 30.6°
34 km/h · 1.1 m
Sun
31.2° / 30.1°
39 km/h · 1.6 m
Mon
30.5° / 29.8°
31 km/h · 1.2 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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