Woodhouse Reef is the long, narrow reef that sits between Jackson and Thomas in the Strait of Tiran. It has no mooring and is dived only as a drift, dropped at one end and carried along the wall by the current to a pickup at the other. That commitment is part of its character: once you are in, you run with the reef on your shoulder until the dive ends.

Partway along the eastern side, a diagonal cut breaks the wall. It is the highlight of the site, a gathering point for eagle rays and a place where current accelerates and sharks sometimes appear out of the blue. The wall itself is steep and coral-rich, with the same soft coral and gorgonians that make the strait famous.

Woodhouse demands respect for current. The drift can run fast, the cut can produce down-currents, and there is nowhere to anchor and wait. Stay with your guide, keep the reef close, and carry a marker for the pickup.