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Dive site guide · Offshore reefs & wrecks · Wall

Rocky Island — dive site guide

Also known as Rocky North, South, East, West

Rocky Island is a reef wall at Zabargad and Rocky Island in the Deep South, reached by liveaboard. The deepest documented point is around 50 m — its deeper parts are beyond recreational limits. Independent guides rate it advanced, where the current varies. Its exact position has not been independently confirmed yet.

Illustrative Red Sea diving photo — not taken at Rocky Island
Illustrative photo — not taken at this site.
Site type Wall
Max documented depth 50 m
Typical depth about 25 m
Difficulty Advanced
Current Variable
Visibility 10–30 m
Access Liveaboard

What's the underwater landscape like?

Sources describe small island, pelagic visits, E/SE side drift wall and Drift dive.

Who can dive it?

Suitable for: Advanced

Safety: Wannadive dangers: Depth, Current (wannadive 'Rocky Island East'). Wannadive dangers: Depth, Current (wannadive 'Rocky Island South').

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