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Abu Bassala
Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp23–31°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Abu Bassala is a reef dive site near Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, groupers, lionfish, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 31 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
Black SnapperMacolor niger
Nearby sites
- 1Marsa Selmi0.6 km
- 2Fandera Hemera5.6 km
- 3Dangerous Reef7.0 km
- 4St John's Um Arouk7.3 km
- 5St John's Habili Gaffar8.0 km
- 6Gota Soraya9.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org