Woodhouse Reef

Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egyptreef30 m maxintermediate

Conditions

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Woodhouse ReefSharm El Sheikh · 30 m

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 2 PM–6 PM.

Wind10 kn N

Current~0.2 kn SW · model

Swell

0.1 m · 4s · NNE

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Sunrise 05:30 AM · Sunset 05:37 PM local

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On-face swell 0.6 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Woodhouse Reef sits along the Straits of Tiran, north of Sharm El Sheikh at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, and is typically dived alongside its neighboring reefs of Gordon, Thomas, and Jackson as part of the Tiran reef circuit, reached by boat from Sharm's marinas. It's an intermediate reef dive to around 30 metres, with great visibility offset by strong currents that can produce a washing machine effect, along with occasional shipping traffic to watch for. Eagle rays and hammerhead sharks are regularly seen here, and divers have also reported angelfish, barracuda, grouper, leopard sharks, manta rays, nudibranchs, pufferfish, surgeonfish, triggerfish, and tuna along the reef.

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