Rocky Island: North Coast - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Rocky Island: North Coast

Dive site: Rocky Island: North Coast

Location: Egypt, Offshore and Deep South

Dive type: Reef dive, boat dive, wall dive, naturist dive, drift dive

Skill level: Advanced

Visibility: : The North Coast of the Rocky Island has an average visibility of 20 m / 65 ft.

Depth: The maximum depth at The North Coast of the Rocky Island surpass 50 m / 164 ft , while the average depth is 20 m / 65 ft.

Water temperature: The water temperatures at The North Coast of the Rocky Island will vary depending on during which season you choose to go scuba diving here. The coldest of the winder months is February, with temperatures generally staying down around 20° C / 68° F. In September, the warm summer season will as a rule managed to heat the waters around the The North Coast of the Rocky Island to around 27° C / 81° F.

Dive site information: The North Coast of the Rocky Island is a great dive. The sheer vertical walls has a rough profile. It can be quite an adventure to scuba dive here, since there are strong currents and the surge is commonly strong even as deep down as 25 m / 80 ft. The North Coast of the Rocky Island is not suitable for inexperienced scuba divers since this dive site is very exposed to the northern wind and the swell. Being picked up by boat can sometimes prove impossible and you might be forced to swim through some pretty rough waves to be picked up around the reef corner instead.

Marine life: Quite nice coral cover, especially at the uppermost 20 m / 65 ft. The north reef wall is carpeted in soft corals. Fish life is varied, with an unusually large part of the fishes belonging to schooling species. Large groupers and Napoleon wrasse is common along The North Coast of the Rocky Island and if you are very lucky you will spot a shark.