Big Brother
Brothers Islands · Egypt
Offshore pinnacle in the southern Red Sea with two wrecks on the plateau — the Numidia and the Aida. Walls drop into the blue where oceanic whitetips, threshers, and hammerheads cruise. Strong current makes it advanced only.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
25 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
21 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Vis (m) | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Oceanic whitetip shark
Last confirmed Dec 15, 2025 · 45 records
Very likely
Most dives
Coral Grouper
Last confirmed Apr 7, 2026 · 7 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Blue-Spotted Cornetfish
Last confirmed Apr 7, 2026 · 4 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Napoleon Wrasse
Last confirmed Oct 15, 2024 · 3 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Rusty Parrotfish
Last confirmed Oct 14, 2024 · 2 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Grey reef shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Thresher shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Scalloped hammerhead
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear