Ras Za'atar
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About this site
Ras Za'atar is a wall dive site located along the coastline, with the site name derived from local geographical features of the area. The wall descends to a maximum depth of 29.1 m and is suited to intermediate-level divers.
The terrain is a wall dive with the vertical face offering significant relief and depth. Divers can explore the wall while keeping the open blue water in view, where large pelagic species regularly patrol. The site is known for glassfish, red mouth groupers, grey reef sharks, whale sharks, manta rays, eagle rays, tuna, barracudas, jackfish, trevallies, unicornfish, banded boxer shrimps, and long nose hawkfish.
Conditions at Ras Za'atar involve medium currents and great visibility. Water temperature ranges from 21–24°C in winter (December–March) and 26–29°C during the summer months (June–October), with an overall year-round range of 20–27°C. The summer season from June to August sees temperatures around 28°C.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Whale sharkWhale sharkReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue TriggerfishPseudobalistes fuscusReported here · unconfirmed
GlassfishGlassfishReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
UnicornfishUnicornfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalObserved near here · iNaturalist
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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