Dive site
Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt
Ras Mohammed (Shark & Yolanda Reef)
Typical depth
25m
- Type
- Drift
- Typical depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Visibility
- 20–40 m
- Water temp
- 22–29 °C
- Current
- Strong
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Advanced Open Water
- Drift
- Two Pinnacles
- Wall
- Wreck
- Marine Park
- Current
When to dive
BestAvoidOK
Summer brings the strongest pelagic action — schooling barracuda, jacks, and seasonal hammerheads off Shark Reef. Winds calm and water warmest July–September.
27.7264° N, 34.2547° E
Notes
Two pinnacles meeting in a current channel; pelagic action and the Yolanda wreck cargo.
Marine life
- Sharks
- grey reef shark, scalloped hammerhead (Jul–Sep), silvertip
- Turtles
- hawksbill, green
- Pelagics
- barracuda, giant trevally, tuna
- Reef fish
- anthias, napoleon wrasse
- Schooling fish
- batfish, snapper, jackfish
Dive clubs that visit this site
- Camel Dive Club & Hotelsource
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · Dive centre
- Circle Divers Sharmsource
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · Dive centre
- Diving World Red Seasource
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · Dive centre
- Emperor Diverssource
Red Sea, Egypt · Liveaboard
- Master Liveaboardssource
Red Sea, Egypt · Liveaboard
- Red Sea Diving Collegesource
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · Dive centre
- Reef Oasis Dive Clubsource
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · Dive centre
- Sharm Scuba Servicesource
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · Dive centre
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