Red Sea, Egypt
Daedalus Reef
A lonely lighthouse reef in open sea, known for schooling hammerheads.
About the dive
Daedalus Reef is an all-levels dive site in Red Sea, Egypt. Divers have logged 24,274 dives here, going to 31 m on average in around 26 m of visibility. 34 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are barracudas, scalloped hammerhead and oceanic whitetip shark. Sightings peak in September, October and November.
- Level
- Beginner–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 31 m
- Visibility
- 26 m
- Dive time
- 52 min
- Logged dives
- 24,274
- Busiest months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
Scalloped hammerheadPhoto: Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA
Oceanic whitetip shark
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Daedalus Reef and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Scalloped hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Oceanic whitetip shark | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Great hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Tuna | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Reef Manta Ray | ||||||||||||
| Silky shark | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Giant Oceanic Manta Ray | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Jacks |
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