Temple
- Depth avg. 19m
- Current 1 - 2 knots
- Air / Surface temp. 20 - 40 ℃
- Bottom / Water temp. 21 - 31 ℃
At the center of the Ras Umm Sid bay, a huge coral pillar extends skywards, the reef wall drops to 15m. There are lots of pinnacles which are well worth exploring, this is a good spot to see the octopus. The rest of the site is featureless and it is easy to get lost so don't forget your compass. Look out for Spanish Dancers, free swimming Moray Eels and other incredible life on a night dive here.
The Temple is our house reef. It is located on the north side of Sharm El Sheikh Harbor. Formed of a group of three pinnacles that rise up from 20 meters below to the surface. This is a flat, sloping reef with two major, and a few minor, pinnacles adding contour to the reef face. The largest of the pinnacles is 'The Tower'. Its bulk is split by two major fissures, one of which can be swum through. The second should not be entered, to avoid damaging the delicate gorgonians growing along its sides. All the pinnacles hide a surprisingly rich variety of reef animals. The pinnacles are rather close to each other and have sand channels between them. The pinnacles have sheer walls which are covered with soft and hard corals, fan corals, and reef fish. Coral growth throughout the site is good, with a density and mix of species difficult to match in the immediate area. They are a blanket of color. The fish are as pleasant a surprise as the coral, with a truly amazing range of species colonizing the reef. There are lionfish all about, as well as stonefish that do not move and are camouflaged. Around the pinnacles are schools of glass sweepers that move together. Because The Temple is so close to Sharm El Sheikh and Na'ama Bay, it is a very popular night-dive site. At night the basket stars create the illusion of a curtain in the light current as they feed. As the basket stars are hit by your dive light, they tend to withdraw into a ball. As the light moves away, they expand back out and continue feeding. The feather stars and soft corals have many colors that are very beautiful in the dive lights. You can find parrotfish in the crevices with your dive lights. Some may even have their cocoons around them. The typical depth range of the Temple is 5 to 20 meters deep and is accessed by our shore.
Diving conditions and the best time to dive "Temple".
| Air temperature | Water temperature | Visibility | Current | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25℃ | 24℃ | 25 m | 0 - 1 knots |
| February | 20℃ | 25 m | ||
| March | 24℃ | 22℃ | 25 m | 0 - 1 knots |
| April | 26℃ | 23℃ | 10 - 25 m | 0 - 1 knots |
| May | 28℃ | 25℃ | 5 - 25 m | 0 - 2 knots |
| June | 28℃ | 26℃ | 5 - 25 m | 0 knots |
| July | 30℃ | 27℃ | 25 m | 1 knots |
| August | 31℃ | 28℃ | 25 m | 1 - 2 knots |
| September | 33℃ | 28℃ | 25 m | 0 - 1 knots |
| October | 28℃ | 27℃ | 10 - 25 m | 0 - 1 knots |
| November | 30℃ | 26℃ | 10 - 25 m | 0 - 1 knots |
| December | 23℃ | 25℃ | 25 m | 0 - 1 knots |
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28 diver reviews Write review
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 45min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 45min.
Below average
Very little to see or enjoy
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 52min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 55min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 23m. Dive duration 44min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 11m. Dive duration 43min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 45min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 46min. Saw Octopus, Lionfish.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 46min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 15m. Dive duration 43min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 42min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Average visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 58min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 50min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 11m. Dive duration 46min.
Below average
Very little to see or enjoy
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 31min. Saw Fishes.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 28m. Dive duration 52min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 29m. Dive duration 52min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 47min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 51min.
Exceptional
An excellent site, dive sites like this are rare
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 50min.
Below average
Very little to see or enjoy
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 31min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 29min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 43min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 15m. Dive duration 41min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 19m. Dive duration 56min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 17m. Dive duration 43min.
Good
Good enough to explore one time
Good visibility. Depth of the dive 20m. Dive duration 43min.
Very good
An interesting dive site worthwile exploring more than once
Excellent visibility. Depth of the dive 11m. Dive duration 43min.