Beacon Rock
27.7038°N 34.1275°E · reef
Beacon Rock is a reef dive site in Red Sea, Middle East.
Overview
Beacon Rock is a dive site in the Red Sea. Located in the Middle East region, this site offers 20-40 meters of visibility with water temperatures averaging 22-30°C.
Site Information
- Location: Red Sea, Middle East
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Reef
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 30 meters
- Typical Visibility: 20-40 meters (65-130 feet)
- Current: Moderate
- Best Time: September to May
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
54 verified species observations (32 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1974 and 2018, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Tursiops · Bottlenose dolphins
- Stenella attenuata · Pantropical spotted dolphin
- Grampus griseus · Risso's dolphin
- Tursiops aduncus · Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin
- Tursiops truncatus · Common bottlenose dolphin
- Rhincodon typus · Whale Shark
- Ecsenius frontalis
- Pseudorca crassidens · False killer whale
- Stenella longirostris · Spinner dolphin
- Nerita sanguinolenta
- Haliotis pustulata
- Vexillum blandulum
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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