Careless Reef
Conditions
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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
Careless Reef lies in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast, a pinnacle formation rising from the seabed and typically reached by boat from nearby coastal towns. It reaches a maximum depth of around 40 metres and is rated an advanced dive due to strong, at times unpredictable current, which also makes its exposed position a real factor to plan around. The reef holds barracuda and tuna, and divers have also reported bannerfish, eagle rays, grouper, hammerhead sharks, moray eels, Napoleon wrasse, nudibranchs, octopus, and trevally around it. Crown of thorns starfish have been noted on the reef as well.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 6 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineusReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Fiveline CardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Orangeface ButterflyfishChaetodon larvatusReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BannerfishBannerfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
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